In this issue of Rheumatic Disease Clinics, Guest Editors Laura E. Schanberg? MD and
Yukiko Kimura? MD brings his considerable expertise to the topic of pediatric rheumatology …

Five children with typical systemic juvenile rheumatoid arthritis have had pruritis associated
with rheumatoid rash. This rash is not always nonpruritic. The clinician should not overlook …

Our case presents a rare case of verrucous discoid lupus erythematosus in a pediatric
patient, with a focus on clinical and histopathological features. Our manuscript also …

Established criteria for diagnosis of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis require consideration of a
number of other joint arthropathies and arthritides. In this pictorial essay, we present an …

Objective: To describe the patient population referred to rheumatology polyclinic. To
estimate the incidence of pediatric rheumatic diseases and frequently of non-rheumatic …

Abstract Introduction/Background Wrist synovitis is associated with more severe disease and
less drug-free remission periods, therefore, the objective of this study was to investigate the …

Primary systemic vasculitides of childhood are a rare and heterogenous group of disorders
characterized by inflammation of blood vessels. Classification of vasculitis is based on …

OBJECTIVE: To identify the need for, and feasibility of, establishing a web-based
USA/Canadian registry of children with chronic systemic vasculitis--an otherwise …

Background: Localized varicella has been associated with UV-exposure and skin trauma.
Varicella restricted to a pre-existent dermatitis is exceptional. Objectives: The clinical …

Brucellosis is an important cause of paediatric septic arthritis in endemic areas. Because the
Gram stain is frequently negative and culture results are unavailable at the time of the …