Children's rheumatology department started working in 2016 under the leadership of Dr. Shima Salehi in Iran University of Medical Sciences for the first time in Ali Asghar Children's Hospital as the only children's rheumatology center of Iran University of Medical Sciences. This service covers all areas and rheumatic diseases. Children is active and is active in the education of general physician and pediatrician training groups and is considered as one of the country's referral centers for related patients.
Children's Rheumatology Department of Hazrat Ali Asghar Center is proud to have a clinic that is active during the week and has clients from all over Iran and neighboring countries, providing diagnostic/therapeutic services to respected clients.
Related disease:
Musculoskeletal pains in children and related disorders (growing pains, joint hypermobility, fibromyalgia, etc.)
3. Arthritis (joint swelling) acute-chronic-associated with infection, including: rheumatic fever/juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)/spondyloarthropathies
4. Lameness
5. Collagen and scholar diseases (lupus-Kawasaki-Henoch-
6. Muscle weakness (dermatomyositis - polymyositis - myositis due to infection)
7. Skin conflicts that do not have infectious or skin or allergic reasons (cutaneous vasculitis)
8. Recurrent and periodic fevers/ auto-inflammatory diseases: familial Mediterranean fever (FMF- PFAPA disease) (Marshall syndrome- hyperIgD syndrome- CRMO- and...)
9. Uveitis (eye inflammation) related to rheumatic diseases
10. Osteoporosis
Treatment/diagnostic services provided in this service:
* Examination/treatment and appropriate follow-up of the above diseases
*Intra-articular steroid injection
* Aspiration of joint fluid for diagnosis and treatment
* Presenting new methods in the treatment of diseases, including biological drugs
* Skin stretching for the required cases
* Osteoporosis treatment
