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Pediatric Patient Reported Outcomes in Chronic Diseases (PEPR) Consortium (U19)

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PEPR Overview The Validation of Pediatric Patient Reported Outcomes in Chronic Diseases (PEPR) Consortium (U19) will capitalize on recent advances in the science of Patient Reported Outcomes (PROs) to assess the health of children with a variety of chronic diseases and conditions in clinical research and care settings. Examples of

Robert A. Colbert, M.D., Ph.D.

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Robert Colbert, M.D., Ph.D., leads a team of scientists in the Pediatric Translational Research Branch studying the etiology and pathogenesis of early onset arthritis, including axial disease in juvenile spondyloarthritis.

Keith A. Sikora, M.D.

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Fibromyalgia

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What is fibromyalgia? Fibromyalgia is a long-lasting disorder that causes pain and tenderness throughout the body. It also can cause you to feel overly tired (fatigue) and have trouble sleeping. Doctors do not fully understand what causes fibromyalgia, but people with the disorder are more sensitive to pain.

Paget’s Disease of Bone

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What is Paget’s disease? Paget’s disease of bone is a chronic (long-lasting) disorder that causes bones to grow larger and become weaker than normal. Usually only one or a few bones have the disease. Many people with Paget’s disease do not have symptoms. However, the bone changes can cause: Bone pain. Misshapen bones. Broken bones (fractures). Problems in the joints near the bones with the disease. With treatment, many people can: Manage their symptoms. Improve pain. Control the effects of the disease.

Scoliosis in Children and Teens

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What is scoliosis? Scoliosis is a sideways curve of the spine. Children and teens with scoliosis have an abnormal S-shaped or C-shaped curve of the spine. The curve can happen on either side of the spine and in different places in the spine. With treatment, observation, and follow-up with the doctor, most children and teens with scoliosis have normal, active lives.

Pemphigus

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What is pemphigus? Pemphigus is a rare disease that causes blistering on many parts of the body, including the skin and the inside of the mouth, nose, throat, eyes, and genitals. In pemphigus, the immune system mistakenly attacks cells in the top layer of the skin.

NIH study shows genomic variation causing common autoinflammatory disease may increase resilience to bubonic plague

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Childhood Arthritis: When Joint Pain Affects Kids

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Living With Scoliosis

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An NIH Health Capsule article. Scoliosis is a disease that causes the spine to curve. It can result in an abnormal s-shaped or c-shaped curve. Anyone can get scoliosis. But it’s most common in children age 11 and older.

Funky Fingertips?

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Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Giant Cell Arteritis

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What are polymyalgia rheumatica and giant cell arteritis? Polymyalgia rheumatica and giant cell arteritis are closely linked inflammatory disorders. Some people have one of the disorders while others develop both of them. Polymyalgia rheumatica causes muscle pain and stiffness in the shoulders, upper arms, hip area, and sometimes the neck. Giant cell arteritis causes inflammation of arteries, especially those on each side of the head, scalp, and the aorta (the large artery that carries blood from the heart) and its main branches. The main symptoms of this disorder are: Headaches. Scalp tenderness. Jaw pain. Problems with your eyes, which may

Genetic Sequencing Solves Drug Reaction Mystery

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A researcher from Stanford University asked IRP investigator Michael Ombrello, M.D., to help her team follow a new lead in the mystery of why some patients with a rare inflammatory condition called Still’s disease were coming down with a life-threatening lung ailment.