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Table 2 Extent of exposure of more common pediatric rheumatic diseases during entire fellowship

From: Current pediatric rheumatology fellowship training in the United States: what fellows actually do

Diseases/Syndromes (Column A)

 

Number of patients with the corresponding disease (Column B)

 

0–5 patients

6–10 patients

11–20 patients

>20 patients

Systemic JIA

Percentage of fellows who saw the patients in each group of column -B with diseases listed in column –A

16%

47%

28%

9%

Poly JIA

4%

7%

14%

75%

Oligo JIA

4%

0%

15%

81%

Enthesitis-related JIA

7%

16%

25%

52%

SLE-New case

30%

34%

32%

4%

SLE-existing diagnosis

11%

14%

32%

43%

SLE with nephritis

21%

25%

27%

27%

JDM-new case

57%

30%

4%

9%

JDM-existing diagnosis

31%

30%

25%

14%

Scleroderma

47%

29%

20%

4%

Streptococcal syndromes

20%

39%

37%

4%

Resistant HSP

54%

30%

9%

7%

Kawasaki Disease

21%

46%

19%

14%

Sarcoidosis

61%

34%

5%

0%

Pain syndromes

 

2%

16%

18%

64%

  1. (44 responded).
  2. Abbreviations: JIA juvenile idiopathic arthritis, SLE systemic lupus erythematosus, JDM juvenile dermatomyositis, Streptococcal syndromes include rheumatic fever, post-streptococcal reactive arthritis and PANDA (Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal infections), HSP Henoch Schӧenlein purpura.