When should one visit a Pediatric Rheumatologist?

Pediatric rheumatologist would be the right person to visit for diagnosis, treatment and follow up for the following conditions.

• Joint pains, muscle or bone pains

• Arthritis including Juvenile idiopathic Arthritis (JIA)

• Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

• Juvenile Dermatomyositis (JDM)

• Systemic sclerosis or scleroderma

• Localized sclerosis (Scleroderma)

• Autoinflammatory disorders (including PFAPA, TRAPS, Hyper IgD syndrome, Cryopyrin associated periodic fever syndromes)

• Vasculitis (including Kawasaki disease, Polyarteritis Nodosa, Takayasu disease, HSP etc)

• Prolonged or recurrent fever without a known cause (Fever of unknown origin)

• Generalized or regional pain syndromes (Fibromyalgia, Complex regional pain amplification syndrome)

• Infections/ inflammatory conditions of bones and joints

• Uveitis (inflammatory diseases of the eyes)