In the other hand unfortunately also children and adolescents contract the disease. Besides there are a few rheumatic diseases which occur almost only in children.
Joint inflammations can thus arise.
Also impairments in tendons, muscles, blood vessels and other organs can develop. Below we shall give a short survey about the most important rheumatic diseases of childhood and adolescence. The most frequent joint inflammation in children is called transient synovitis of the hip. This inflammation of the hip joint involves chiefly children between the 3rd and 10th year of life. They suddenly start to limp, refuse to walk, and complain of pains.