Clinically, Pediatric Rheumatology diagnoses and treats children with autoimmune disorders, including but not limited to:

• juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) * oligoarticular
  * polyarticular (RF+ and RF-negative)
  * psoriatic
  * enthesitis related, including inflammatory bowel related
  * systemic
• reactive arthritis
• juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus (jSLE)
• Sjogren disease
• mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD)
• juvenile dermatomyositis (JDMS) and polymyositis
• sarcoidosis
• linear scleroderma and morphea
• systemic sclerosis
• various vasculitides (HSP, PAN, Kawasaki, Wegener, Takayasu, polyangiitis, Behcet, etc.)
• periodic fever syndromes (TRAPS, FMF, Hyper IgD, PFAPA, etc.)
• autoimmune sensorineuronal hearing loss
• autoimmune uveitis/iritis
• macrophage activation syndrome (MAS)
• relapsing polychondritis
• autoinflammatory disorders (including CRMO)

A variety of treatment options are available from intraarticular corticosteroid joint injections to newer biologic agents that target inflammatory cytokines.