Invited experts

The following experts have been invited to share their experience and discuss the clinical cases

  • Dr Rolando Cimaz is a pediatric rheumatologist from Milano in Italy.

  • Dr Djohra Hadef is a pediatric rheumatologist from Batna in Algeria.

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Introduction

    • Introduction
  • 2

    Lecture about streptococcus - Rolando Cimaz

    • Post-Streptococcal reactive arthritis and other differential diagnosis

    • Introduction of Rolando Cimaz + Discussion about frequency of PSRA for 100 JIA

    • Question : Reference values for positive ASO ?

    • Question : Penicillin prophylaxis for how long ?

    • Question about monoarthtritis and carditis in post-streptococcal infection

    • Question : In persistant mono arthritis with high ASO, if there is no response to NSAIDs after 8 weeks of treatment, do you change the diagnosis to JIA and proceed with JIA treatment? Intra-articular injection ?

    • Question : After what time you suggest to repeat the ASO titer if it is rising ?

  • 3

    Journal club about streptococcus - Djohra Hadef

    • RHEUMATIC FEVER: Global trends in occurrence and Current treatment guidelines

    • Introduction of Djohra Hadef + What is your first line treatment for ARF ?

    • Question and discussion about ARF in your experience
  • 4

    Information about JIR Winterschool

    • Information JIR Winterschool 18-19th march 2022
  • 5

    Streptococcus Clinical cases

    • Generalized hypotonia associated with involuntary movements in a 7-year-old boy by André Cavalcanti

    • Question : In a patient’s with Sydenham’s chorea in countries with high prevalence of rheumatic fever, what is the main test to be performed ?

    • Discussion about differential diagnosis of chorea

    • 14. 5-year old girl with intermittent fever, violaceous skin lesions and painful subcutaneous nodules by Adriana Rodrigues Fonseca

    • Question : Regarding cutaneous polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) in childhood, check the correct option

    • Discussion about differential diagnosis
  • 6

    Live session with answer to questions and discussion about clinical cases

    • Live discussion information

    • Streptococcus and the pediatric rheumatologist