Pediatric Nursing and Healthcare

Pediatric Rheumatology

Pediatric Rheumatology is a medical subspecialty concerned with diagnosis and therapy of rheumatic diseases. Physicians specializing in rheumatology are rheumatologists who deal with clinical problems involving joints, soft tissues, autoimmune diseases, vasculitis, and heritable connective tissue disorders. Pediatric Rheumatology disease influences the joints, muscles and connective tissues of Child, Infant and Adolescent. Numerous rheumatic ailments are chronic conditions. A few, similar to osteoarthritis, are the consequence of wear and tear. Others, for example, rheumatoid arthritis, are immune system problems. Common Rheumatic disorders are Lyme disease, Systemic lupus Erythematosus, Behcet's Disease, Polymyalgia Rheumatica, Rheumatic fever.