Rheumatology

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The paediatric rheumatology department at the UKBB treats children and adolescents with inflammatory rheumatic diseases (e.g. juvenile idiopathic arthritis, inflammatory connective tissue diseases, limb pain, periodic fever syndromes in autoinflammatory diseases and others).

Children can also have chronic arthritis

Chronic inflammation of joints can affect not only adults, but also children. The symptoms and clinical progression of inflammatory rheumatic diseases are sometimes different in children and require a specific assessment and treatment for this age group.

In paediatric and adolescent rheumatology, additional questions also arise: How does chronic inflammation affect the growth and development of a child or adolescent? How do the anti-inflammatory drugs help; can I live normally with them? Will I have rheumatism for the rest of my life?

The paediatric rheumatology department at UKBB accompanies affected children and adolescents together with their families on their journey with the aim of being able to live as undisturbed a daily life as possible despite their chronic illness.

Autoinflammatory diseases: Fever is not always triggered by an infection

Recurrent, periodic or chronic fever can have causes other than the infections that are common in childhood. Repeated bouts of fever can be caused by a so-called autoinflammatory disease, in which a certain part of the immune system of affected children and adolescents triggers inflammation "on its own". After precise clarification, targeted drug therapy can be offered in this case.

Interdisciplinary cooperation: Growing up with rheumatism

Together with other subspecialties of paediatrics, paediatric rheumatology at the UKBB can treat all chronic inflammatory diseases.

As part of the joint Rheumatology consultation for adolescents of UKBB and University Hospital Basel, adolescents and young adults are accompanied on their way to adult rheumatology care.