Paediatric Rheumatology is a field of medicine that covers all aspects of
musculoskeletal and autoimmune problems in children and adolescents.
Inflammatory
Conditions
juvenile idiopathic arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, juvenile dermatomyositis, vasculitis, Sjogren’s, scleroderma, chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis, reactive arthritis, periodic fever syndromes (autoinflammatory syndromes)
Non-Inflammatory
Conditions
connective tissue disorders, joint hypermobility, osteochondroses (e.g. Osgood Schlatter, Severs, Scheuermann’s), biomechanical problems, bone disorders, genetic/metabolic skeletal dysplasias
Pain
Syndromes
chronic widespread pain, complex regional pain syndrome (reflex sympathetic dystrophy)