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FOR MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS
Background and Rationale for Reclassification Systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (sJIA), formerly known as Still’s disease in chi...
Introduction Thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) and antiphospholipid antibody syndrome (APLA, also called antiphospholipid syndrome or AP...
Children with rheumatic diseases, such as juvenile idiopathic arthritis or pediatric lupus, often have weakened immune systems due to t...
FOR PATIENTS AND FAMILIES
Understanding a child’s rheumatic disease can be overwhelming. Families are often faced with unfamiliar terminology, complex treatmen...
When your child has a chronic rheumatic disease—like juvenile arthritis, lupus, or another autoimmune condition—you’re suddenly j...
When your child is diagnosed with a rheumatic disease and prescribed long-term medication, it is natural to feel a mix of concern and r...
Hearing that your child needs long-term medication can be overwhelming. Understandably, many parents worry about side effects, long-ter...
“My child says their leg hurts, but the doctor says everything looks normal.” This is a common—and often confusing—situation fo...
A tick bite is easy to miss. Sometimes there’s no pain, and the tick goes unnoticed for days. But weeks or even months later, a child...
Some conditions are easy to recognize. Others hide behind a variety of symptoms, coming and going in different parts of the body. One s...
Fever is a natural response to infection. But what if a child has recurring fevers—without any sign of infection? What if the fever c...
Most sore throats in children are harmless and pass on their own. But when a throat infection caused by Streptococcus bacteria isn’t ...





