Full Description
With consultation of Dr. Bonita Stanton, Consulting Editor, Drs. Li and Higgins have secured experts in the field to provide clinical reviews on the latest updates in diagnosing and treating children with rheumatologic disease. The issue contains articles on the following topics: Approach to the Child with Joint Pain; What goes wrong that Leads to Rheumatic Disease; Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis; Spondyloarthropathies; Systemic Arthritis; Systemic Lupus Erythematosus; Sjogren's and Mixed CTD in Children and Adolescents; Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies in Children; Juvenile Scleroderma; Chronic Non-Infectious Osteomyelitis and Chronic Recurrent Multifocal Osteomyelitis; Non-Inflammatory Musculoskeletal Pain in Children or Pediatric Pain Syndromes; Complications of Immunosuppressive and Biologic Response Modifier Therapy; General Health Concerns and Fitness for the Child with Rheumatic Disease; Transition of Rheumatic Disease Care: Pediatric to Adult Care; and Advocacy for Children with Rheumatic Diseases. Readers will be able to utilize the information in the issue to improve outcomes in patients with rheumatologic disease.
Contents
Foreword: Pediatric Rheumatology: A Field of Great Progress
Preface: Overview of Pediatric Rheumatology for the Primary Care Provider
The Approach to the Child with Joint Complaints
Pathogenesis of Pediatric Rheumatologic Diseases
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: Oligoarthritis and Polyarthritis
Juvenile Spondyloarthritis: A Distinct Form of Juvenile Arthritis
Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Sjögren Syndrome, and Mixed Connective Tissue Disease in Children and Adolescents
Juvenile Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies
Scleroderma in Children and Adolescents: Localized Scleroderma and Systemic Sclerosis ?
Chronic Nonbacterial Osteomyelitis and Chronic Recurrent Multifocal Osteomyelitis in Children ?
Pediatric Pain Syndromes and Noninflammatory Musculoskeletal Pain
Complications of Treatments for Pediatric Rheumatic Diseases
General Nutrition and Fitness for the Child with Rheumatic Disease
Transitions in Rheumatic Disease: Pediatric to Adult Care
