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Symptoms – Child having prolonged or recurrent fever and is being extensively investigated without a diagnosis? Symptoms such as joint pains or swelling, rashes, mouth ulcers, genital ulcers, blue fingers/toes, excessive hair loss, red eyes, blood in stools or muscle weakness? These may be symptoms of a child with a chronic autoimmune rheumatological illness which, […]
Many of you must have heard of a specialist doctor called a Rheumatologist looking after someone with arthritis in your family. Have you ever heard of a children’s Rheumatologist? At present, children with chronic arthritis or other autoimmune conditions are being managed by either general pediatricians, adult rheumatologists or orthopedic doctors. Many of these children […]
You must have heard of a specialist doctor called a Rheumatologist looking after someone with arthritis in your family. Have you ever heard of a Children’s Rheumatologist? Do you know that an estimated 1 in every 1000 children can develop disabling childhood arthritis starting as early as 1 year of age and can lead to […]
