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Posted by: Elizabeth T. Murray, MD , Vidya Sivaraman, MD on Mar 14, 2023

Each person’s skin is unique, so scleroderma looks different for every patient. A child or young adult may start out with a small area of affected skin that changes in texture. Some people describe the skin as becoming tighter, firmer, more stretched, or thickened. The affected area may lighten, darken, or develop a red border.

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Helping Your Child With Lupus: From Team Care to Sun Smarts
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a challenging disease given the unpredictability of flares, the potential for involving any organ system in the body, the side effects of some of the medications used for treatment and the stress of living with a potentially life-threatening disease.
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Lupus and Kids: Understanding Child Onset Disease
There are different types of lupus: skin only, systemic (affecting multiple organs), drug induced.

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700 Children’s® features the most current pediatric health care information and research from our pediatric experts – physicians and specialists who have seen it all. Many of them are parents and bring a special understanding to what our patients and families experience. If you have a child – or care for a child – 700 Children’s was created especially for you.

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Juvenile Arthritis: Diagnosis and Treatment Options for Your Child

Jul 25, 2017

When I tell people I’m a pediatric rheumatologist – which is a doctor who takes care of children with arthritis and autoimmune disorders, - nearly everyone responds, “I didn’t know kids could get arthritis.” Arthritis is a common condition in children, affecting one in Read More