Table 1 Suggestions for some potential situations for Pediatric Rheumatology Telehealth (list illustrative)
From: Towards telehealth delivery in pediatric rheumatology practice
Disease/Condition/Signs | Triage(T)/Suspicion(S)/Diagnosis(D) | Hybrid meetings with monitoring and treatment |
|---|---|---|
Macrophage activation syndrome | T, S, D | Feasible |
Acute infections e.g., osteomyelitis, septic arthritis | T, S | Feasible |
Kawasaki Disease | T, S, D | Feasible |
IgA vasculitis | D | Feasible |
Juvenile Dermatomyositis | S, D | Feasible(including Childhood Myositis Assessment Score) |
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) | S, D | Feasible (including SLE Disease Activity Index) |
Localized Scleroderma (most forms) | D | Feasible |
Systemic sclerosis | D | Feasible |
Psoriatic arthritis | S, D | Feasible /Possible |
Chronic Nonbacterial Osteitis | Feasibleasible / Possible | |
Gait and movement disorders | S | |
Early onset hereditary autoinflammatory diseases | T, S | Few feasible e.g., DADA 2 in remission. |