Arthritis

Arthritis is an inflammation of the joints that causes stiffness and pain. It often gets worse as a person gets older.

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Adolescent and Young Adult Hip Program

Tufts Medical Center’s Adolescent and Young Adult Hip Program is located in Boston, MA. Learn more about our specialists and hip preservation techniques.
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Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Program

The Division of Pediatric Rheumatology at Tufts Medical Center in Boston specializes in diagnosing and treating children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis.
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Doctors + Care Team

Trevor E. Davis, MD

Trevor E. Davis, MD

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Title(s): Chief, Division of Pediatric Rheumatology; Pediatric Rheumatologist; Assistant Professor, TUSM
Department(s): Pediatrics, Pediatric Rheumatology
Appt. Phone: 617-636-7285
Fax #: 617-636-8388

Pediatric rheumatology, including diagnosis and treatment of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Mixed Connective Tissue Disease, Juvenile Dermatomyositis, Morphea/Scleroderma, vasulitis (Wegener’s/GPA, MPA, Churg-Strauss, Henoch-Schonlein Purpura, Takayasu’s Arteritis), periodic fever syndromes, and inflammatory bone disease with additional clinical experience in central pain and hypermobility syndromes

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Julia (Yujuan) Zhang, MD

Julia (Yujuan) Zhang, MD

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Title(s): Pediatric Rheumatologist; Director, Fellowship Program; Assistant Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine
Department(s): Pediatrics, Pediatric Rheumatology
Appt. Phone: 617-636-7285
Fax #: 617-636-8388

Pediatric rheumatology

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Research + Clinical Trials


The PRINTO Evidence-based Revision of the International League Against Rheumatism (ILAR) Classification criteria for juvenile idiopathic Arthritis

Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is an exclusion diagnosis that encompasses all forms of otherwise unexplained chronic non-infectious arthritis occurring under the age of 16. Various attempts have been made to classify this heterogeneous group of diseases with the aim of identifying mutually exclusive categories suitable for etiopathogenetic studies. Since then increasing evidence has accumulated suggesting that some of these categories are heterogeneous. Therefore, there is a need to revise the criteria in order to identify more homogeneous entities and to try to distinguish those diseases. The main reason for this research study is to learn more about the diagnosis of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) according to the ILAR (International League of Associations for Rheumatology) criteria and investigate a new classification criteria proposed by the international research organization Paediatric Rheumatology International Trials Organisation (PRINTO) and the Pediatric Rheumatology Collaborative Study Group (PRCSG).
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