Topics 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 ...

Vasculitis means inflammation of the blood vessels. While some types—like Henoch–Schönlein purpura—are common and usually mild i...

Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is the most common chronic rheumatic disease in children, affecting thousands of young patients wor...

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), commonly known as lupus, is a rare but serious autoimmune disease that can affect many organs, incl...

Juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) is a rare but serious inflammatory disease that affects children. It mainly affects the muscles and skin...

Scleroderma is a rare disease that causes the skin and connective tissues to harden and tighten. It presents in two forms in children: ...

Juvenile spondyloarthritis (SpA) is a group of chronic inflammatory diseases that affect the joints and the places where tendons and li...

Most fevers in children are short-lived and caused by common viruses. But what happens when a fever doesn’t go away—and is joined b...

Every child gets rashes. Most are harmless and go away on their own. But sometimes, small purple spots on the legs and buttocks may be ...