Thomas R. Collins is a freelance writer living in South Florida.
Thomas R. Collins | Issue: February 2017 |
Thomas R. Collins is a freelance writer living in South Florida.
How to recognize distinctions between pediatric and adult arthritis
Systemic autoimmune diseases are thought to result from immune dysregulation in genetically susceptible individuals who were exposed to environmental risk factors. Many studies have identified genetic risk factors for these diseases, but concordance rates among monozygotic twins are 25–40%, suggesting that nonheritable environmental factors play a more prominent role.1,2 Through carefully conducted epidemiologic and other…
Approximately 50% of young adult patients with childhood-onset rheumatic diseases become lost to follow-up within the first year of transferring to adult rheumatology care, mirroring the statistics of other subspecialties.1,2 One of the challenges cited most consistently by young adult patients and their families relates to differences between rheumatology care delivery in the pediatric and…
Disease remission should be the goal for all rheumatologists treating childhood arthritis