With the CORONAvirus becoming pandemic; we are taking action, and work with our partners to provide guidance for our children and young people with rheumatic diseases and their parents.
WORLD YOUNG
RHEUMATIC DISEASES DAY
March 18th | #wordday
We have received updates from the Paediatric Rheumatology European Society’s guidelines
Current knowledge shows that children and young people with rheumatic diseases are not to be considered at increased risk during the COVID-19 outbreak
Stay tuned and follow our Social media pages for additional updates!
Raising awareness and knowledge to help first and foremost in early diagnoses of young rheumatic diseases
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EARLY INTERVENTION
PROVIDES BETTER
OUTCOMES
PREVENT
COMPLICATIONS
FACILITATES
TREATMENT
EARLY TREATMENT
Enables children to reach full remissions and increases their chance of leading a normal life
DELAY IN TREATMENT
Increases the risk of permanent damage such us joint destruction or deformity
Often causes a need for more agressive treatment and impact general wellbeing
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GENERAL DETAILS
- Name or Nickname
- Country
- Age
- Diagnosis
- Time between first symptoms and diagnosis
EARLY INTERVENTION
OR DELAY
- Has early intervention made
a difference? - Would early intervention
have made a difference?
HOW DO YOU FEEL
- Name one good thing
about your journey or
current situation and one
thing that you would like
to see changed…
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