Patient-perceived Burden of Disease in Pediatric Relapsing Polychondritis.

Casey A RimlandMarcela A FerradaNinet SinaiiKeith A SikoraRobert A ColbertPeter C GraysonJames D Katz

Published in: The Journal of rheumatology (2019)

The burden of disease in pediatric patients with RP includes missed school, diagnostic delay, ER visits, and multisystem disease, with resultant damage to cartilaginous structures. Differences in airway involvement and treatment approaches may exist between pediatric and adult patients.

Keyphrases

physical activity
mental health
multiple sclerosis
oxidative stress
depressive symptoms
social support
rheumatoid arthritis
systemic lupus erythematosus
young adults
breast cancer cells
endoplasmic reticulum
combination therapy
replacement therapy