Open AccessThe impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the field of pediatric rheumatology
Author(s) -
Dawn M. Wahezi,
Malki Peskin,
Tamara Tanner
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
current opinion in rheumatology/current opinion in rheumatology, with evaluated medline
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.452
H-Index - 112
eISSN - 1080-8175
pISSN - 1040-8711
DOI - 10.1097/bor.0000000000000814
Subject(s) - medicine , pandemic , covid-19 , rheumatology , intensive care medicine , disease , disease management , family medicine , pediatrics , infectious disease (medical specialty) , parkinson's disease
The purpose of this review is to discuss the clinical management of children with pediatric rheumatic disease (PRD) during the Coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, as well as the unique role of the pediatric rheumatologist during a time of emerging post-COVID inflammatory sequelae including, multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C).