Rheumatology Network Newsletter

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Tips for Transitioning a Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Patient to Adult Care

Better communication between pediatric and adult rheumatologists is especially important as pediatric patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis transition to adult care. In this Q&A, we revisit a Rheumatology Nurses Society annual meeting presentation made last month by Cathy Patty-Resk, MSN, RN, CPNP, a pediatric rheumatology nurse practitioner with the Children's Hospital of Michigan.

Nearly 5% of Children on Biologics Develop Hypersensitivity Reactions, Study Shows

Children with active rheumatic disease exposed to multiple biological drugs should be monitored for hypersensitivity reactions, particularly during intravenous infusions, say researchers writing in Pediatric Allergy and Immunology this month

Image IQ: Cold Fingers

A 19-year-old woman asked her primary care doctor about something strange that began to occur with her hands: Her fingers were cold and numb during the summer months. What's your diagnosis?

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