A 47-year-old member asked:
What kind of doctor do i see for juvenile rheumatoid arthritis?
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Dr. Carla Enriquezanswered
Pediatrics 52 years experience
Peds rheum: A child with juvenile idiopathic arthritis should be under the care of a pediatric rheumatologist.
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Dr. Thomas Nameyanswered
Rheumatology 50 years experience
Rheumatologist!: Either a rheumatologist or pediatric rheumatologist, of which there are very, very few! all rheumatyologists who are older trained substantially in pediatric rheumatology, because the speciality of rheumatol;ogy did not exist!
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Dr. Robert Loweanswered
Pediatric Rheumatology 19 years experience
Get proper treatment: Be sure to see a board certified pediatric rheumatologist.General pediatricians and family medicine docs are not familiar or comfortable with using weekly low dose Methotrexate and TNF inhibitors that are needed to control 99% of kids with correctly diagnosed JIA/JRA.It's worth traveling some distance to see a pediatric rheumatologist since most adult rheumatologists do not treat it as effectively
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Dr. James Fergusonanswered
Pediatrics 48 years experience
Asking for someone ?: At a listed age of 52 you would see an adult rheumatologist. If you are asking for some kid, they would need to see a pediatric rheumatologist.
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A 39-year-old member asked:
My daughter's doctor thinks she has juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. What should she do to cure it?
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Dr. Kim Fagananswered
Sports Medicine 36 years experience
There is no cure: Unfortunately there is no cure for rheumatoid arthritis. There are continuing advancements in treatment. Medications considered disease modifying agents can made a big difference in the progression of the disease process. First make an appointment with a pediatric rheumatologist for the appropriate testing to see if your daughter truly has the disease. The rheumatologist will guide you further.
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A 41-year-old member asked:
What questions should I ask the doctor for a new diagnosis of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis?
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Dr. Thomas Nameyanswered
Rheumatology 50 years experience
How old?: Rheumatoid arthritis is almost never seen before puberty, and rarely before 18. We now call jra "juveniule idiopathic arthritis, " because is not the same animal, even though drugs used may be similar! knowing if the patient is ccp antibody positive is the current best indicator that it is ra. I have not seen this in a child under 13. Treatment options need to be as benign as possible. It c.
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A 39-year-old female asked:
Need a good juvenile rheumatoid arthritis doctor in memphis, tn.
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Dr. Robert Loweanswered
Pediatric Rheumatology 19 years experience
Consider Birmingham: I don't know any of the pediatric rheumatologists in person who practice in Memphis or other places in Tennessee so I can't recommend them myself.It's quite a long drive to Birmingham, Alabama to Children's of Alabama (3hrs 47min) so it may not be possible for you to travel that far.However, I can guarantee your child will receive the best treatment anywhere in the U.S. if you see any of us 6 docs
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