TY - JOUR
T1 - Treatment of rheumatic diseases in children
T2 - Special considerations
AU - Milojevic, Diana S.
AU - Ilowite, Norman T.
PY - 2002/8
Y1 - 2002/8
N2 - The goals of treatment of rheumatic diseases in children are to control the disease process while ensuring normal nutrition, growth, and development. The choice of antirheumatic drugs is similar in children and adults, but the doses, treatment schedules, and susceptibility to toxicity can differ considerably. In addition to differences between adult and pediatric diseases themselves, it is important for the rheumatologist who treats children to be cognizant of the impact of nutritional, developmental, and growth issues and differential susceptibility to toxicity of various treatments.
AB - The goals of treatment of rheumatic diseases in children are to control the disease process while ensuring normal nutrition, growth, and development. The choice of antirheumatic drugs is similar in children and adults, but the doses, treatment schedules, and susceptibility to toxicity can differ considerably. In addition to differences between adult and pediatric diseases themselves, it is important for the rheumatologist who treats children to be cognizant of the impact of nutritional, developmental, and growth issues and differential susceptibility to toxicity of various treatments.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0889-857X(02)00009-1
DO - 10.1016/S0889-857X(02)00009-1
M3 - Review article
C2 - 12380365
AN - SCOPUS:0036698237
SN - 0889-857X
VL - 28
SP - 461
EP - 482
JO - Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America
JF - Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America
IS - 3
ER -