Rheumatology/Immunology

Service highlights

• The Division of Rheumatology/Immunology consists of seven full-time faculty, five fellows, a nurse practitioner, two nurse specialists, nutritional and psychology consultants and secretarial support staff. 
• The division is internationally recognized for investigation into the pathogenesis of immunologic and rheumatologic disorders of childhood. 
• The physicians are faculty at the Washington University School of Medicine and highly recognized for their skills in caring for children with rheumatologic disorders. 
• Patients are referred from around the United States for evaluation and the division was designated a Regional Arthritis Center for the State of Missouri.

Conditions treated

• Joint centered disorders, such as juvenile idiopathic arthritis, spondyloarthropathy and rheumatic fever
• Autoimmune disorders, such as systemic lupus erythematosus, scleroderma and dermatomyositis
• Lymphoproliferative disorders, such as sarcoidosis and HLH (hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis)
• Vasculitic diseases, including Kawasaki disease and Henoch-Schonlein purpura
• Immunodeficiencies