The rheumatology service at the Royal Children’s Hospital cares for a range of inflammatory and non-inflammatory conditions including:

• Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)
• Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
• Juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM)
• Vasculitis
• Scleroderma
• Periodic fever syndromes and other autoinflammatory disorders
• Chronic non-bacterial osteomyelitis
• Uveitis

In addition to general rheumatology clinics, we operate multidisciplinary clinics for select patients with lupus/vasculitis (rheumatology and nephrology), uveitis (rheumatology and ophthalmology) and autoinflammatory diseases (rheumatology and immunology).

The rheumatology service is actively engaged in several research projects and encourages patient participation. If you are interested in enquiring about research opportunities, then please speak with your treating team.