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What is your recommended rheumatic disease evaluation for a pediatric patient presenting with interstitial keratitis and a negative infectious disease workup (e.g., HSV, syphilis, Lyme)?

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Rheumatology · Northwestern University

We work very closely with our Ophthalmology colleagues when coming up with treatment plans for these patients, as we cannot see what is happening in the eyes and rely on them to assess disease activity! The pediatric rheumatologist's role in these ocular diseases is to screen for underlying systemic...

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