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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Radiol Imaging 2025; 35(01): 099-108
DOI: 10.1055/s-0044-1789232
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Radiographs in Pediatric Rheumatology: Where Do We Stand?

Deeksha Bhalla
1   Department of Radiodiagnosis, Postgraduate Institute of Child Health, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
,
Manisha Jana
2   Department of Radiodiagnosis and Interventional Radiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
,
Narendra Bagri
3   Division of Paediatric Rheumatology, Department of Paediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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Abstract

Rheumatic disorders in children include inflammatory arthritis, inflammatory bone disorders such as chronic nonbacterial osteomyelitis (CNO), connective tissue disorders, and vasculitides (juvenile dermatomyositis, scleroderma). The diagnosis in these children is based on a combination of history, clinical examination, and laboratory investigations. Radiographs play an important role in children with arthritis, who have atypical presentation or for assessment of disease-related damage and differentiation from mimics. Further, radiographs also have an ancillary role in the assessment of musculoskeletal disorders such as dermatomyositis and hemophilia. This review seeks to present a detailed analysis of the specific indications and advantages of radiographs in the situations. Further, a structured reporting format for assessment of radiographs in pediatric rheumatic disorders has also been presented for the reader's reference.

Keywords

chronic nonbacterial osteomyelitis - juvenile idiopathic arthritis - pediatrics - rheumatology - X-rays


Publication History

Article published online:
26 August 2024

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