Abstracts tagged "Clinical practice and juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)"

Abstract Number: 55 • 2017 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
Celiac Disease in Children Diagnosed with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Alexandra Smith¹, Nicole Johnson², Nadia Luca³, Dwaraka Veeramreddy⁴ and Heinrike Schmeling⁵, ¹Alberta Children's Hospital, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ²Pediatrics, University of Calgary, Alberta Children's Hospital, Calgary, AB, Canada, ³Pediatric Rheumatology, University of Calgary, Alberta Children's Hospital, Calgary, AB, Canada, ⁴Department of Pediatrics/Alberta Children's Hospital, Alberta Children's Hospital, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ⁵University of Calgary, Alberta Children's Hospital, Calgary, AB, Canada
Background/Purpose: Celiac disease (CD) is a systemic autoimmune disease triggered by gluten. A higher incidence of CD in rheumatology conditions is reported. Joint pain and…