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Rheumatology
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Schedule an Appointment: 832-822-2778
- Monday - Friday: 7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
- Saturdays: 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Diagnosis and treatment of rheumatic diseases in children and adolescents
Physicians in the Rheumatology Clinic see children with a range of rheumatic diseases. Conditions most frequently treated in the clinic include:
- Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (formerly known as juvenile rheumatoid arthritis)
- Juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus and lupus spectrum disorders
- Dermatomyositis and polymyositis
- Scleroderma (localized and systemic)
- Kawasaki's disease, HSP, GPA, Systemic vasculitis
- Rheumatic fever and Reactive arthritides
- Auto inflammatory disorders (e.g. Periodic fever syndrome, Chronic multifocal osteomyelitis)
- Inflammatory brain disorders
- Behcets disease, sarcoidosis & miscellaneous rheumatic diseases
Our clinic is in close collaboration with the Texas Children's Hospital infusion centers, musculoskeletal radiology, and recently, the Texas Children's Hospital specialty pharmacy.