Pediatric rheumatology: An under-recognized subspecialty in India
Pediatrics in India at the levels of both undergraduate and postgraduate training is often viewed upon as an acute disease specialty with little emphasis on chronic medical musculoskeletal diseases. Pediatric rheumatology is an under-recognized subspecialty of pediatrics which deals specifically wit...
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| description | Pediatrics in India at the levels of both undergraduate and postgraduate training is often viewed upon as an acute disease specialty with little emphasis on chronic medical musculoskeletal diseases. Pediatric rheumatology is an under-recognized subspecialty of pediatrics which deals specifically with childhood arthritis, noninflammatory joint pains, connective tissue diseases, autoimmune diseases, vasculitis, and other rare inflammatory disorders. This article aims to give a bird's eye view of the repertoire of commonly encountered problems seen by a pediatric rheumatologist, via a classical case vignette for each topic followed by discussion. There is also mention of some rare diseases managed within pediatric rheumatology to give a flavor of the spectrum of diseases encountered. This is to raise awareness of the importance of pediatric rheumatology as a subspecialty within India and to prompt readers to seek specialist advice when encountering challenging cases. Pediatric rheumatologists network and work collaboratively with many other specialties such as ophthalmology, dermatology, neurology, orthopedics, nephrology, infectious diseases, immunology, and gastroenterology for combined care of diverse conditions. There is an unmet need in India to develop a training program for pediatric rheumatology so that shared care pathways with sensitized pediatricians and other specialists can be developed nationwide, to serve these children better to achieve optimal outcomes. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-00b01ae3fa9b4932a87c4f650f0d3d632022-12-22T00:41:32ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsInternational Journal of Advanced Medical and Health Research2349-42202350-02982017-01-0142475310.4103/IJAMR.IJAMR_62_17Pediatric rheumatology: An under-recognized subspecialty in IndiaAkhila KavirayaniSuma BalanPediatrics in India at the levels of both undergraduate and postgraduate training is often viewed upon as an acute disease specialty with little emphasis on chronic medical musculoskeletal diseases. Pediatric rheumatology is an under-recognized subspecialty of pediatrics which deals specifically with childhood arthritis, noninflammatory joint pains, connective tissue diseases, autoimmune diseases, vasculitis, and other rare inflammatory disorders. This article aims to give a bird's eye view of the repertoire of commonly encountered problems seen by a pediatric rheumatologist, via a classical case vignette for each topic followed by discussion. There is also mention of some rare diseases managed within pediatric rheumatology to give a flavor of the spectrum of diseases encountered. This is to raise awareness of the importance of pediatric rheumatology as a subspecialty within India and to prompt readers to seek specialist advice when encountering challenging cases. Pediatric rheumatologists network and work collaboratively with many other specialties such as ophthalmology, dermatology, neurology, orthopedics, nephrology, infectious diseases, immunology, and gastroenterology for combined care of diverse conditions. There is an unmet need in India to develop a training program for pediatric rheumatology so that shared care pathways with sensitized pediatricians and other specialists can be developed nationwide, to serve these children better to achieve optimal outcomes.http://www.ijamhrjournal.org/article.asp?issn=2349-4220;year=2017;volume=4;issue=2;spage=47;epage=53;aulast=KavirayaniAutoimmuneautoinflammatory diseasechildhood arthritischronic painIndiajuvenile idiopathic arthritispediatric rheumatologyvasculitis |
| spellingShingle | Akhila Kavirayani Suma Balan Pediatric rheumatology: An under-recognized subspecialty in India International Journal of Advanced Medical and Health Research Autoimmune autoinflammatory disease childhood arthritis chronic pain India juvenile idiopathic arthritis pediatric rheumatology vasculitis |
| title | Pediatric rheumatology: An under-recognized subspecialty in India |
| title_full | Pediatric rheumatology: An under-recognized subspecialty in India |
| title_fullStr | Pediatric rheumatology: An under-recognized subspecialty in India |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pediatric rheumatology: An under-recognized subspecialty in India |
| title_short | Pediatric rheumatology: An under-recognized subspecialty in India |
| title_sort | pediatric rheumatology an under recognized subspecialty in india |
| topic | Autoimmune autoinflammatory disease childhood arthritis chronic pain India juvenile idiopathic arthritis pediatric rheumatology vasculitis |
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