Rheumatology Panel in Pediatric Practice

Abstract Common rheumatological disorders encountered in pediatric practice are juvenile idiopathic arthritis, systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis, Kawasaki disease, Henoch-Schonlein purpura, systemic lupus erythematosus, chronic uveitis and juvenile dermatomyositis. Diagnosis of these disorders requires a critical appraisal of the clinical history, physical examination and relevant investigations. Laboratory tests are helpful for screening purposes as also for confirmation of diagnosis and monitoring of disease activity. These tests should, however, only be ordered after due deliberation and in the context of clinical findings in a given patient..

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:56

Enthalten in:

Indian Pediatrics - 56(2019), 5 vom: Mai, Seite 407-414

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Pilania, Rakesh Kumar [VerfasserIn]
Singh, Surjit [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Autoimmune disorders
Diagnosis
Juvenile idiopathic arthritis
Systemic lupus erythematosus

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© Indian Academy of Pediatrics 2019

doi:

10.1007/s13312-019-1538-y

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

SPR031298842