JIA: The Transition to Adult Care

“Use cortisone injections sparingly and with caution,” Dr. Gakhal said, “because they can affect the mandibular growth in an immature skeleton.”

Ruth Jessen Hickman, MD, a graduate of the Indiana University School of Medicine, is a medical and science writer in Bloomington, Ind.

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