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Juvenile Arthritis Center - Pinellas Park, FL

Pinellas Park Pediatric Rheumatologist Doctors for Juvenile Arthritis

Type of Physician: Pediatric Rheumatologist

What is a Pediatric Rheumatologist?

A subspecialty certification by the Board of Pediatrics; practitioners treat the infant, child, or adolescent with rheumatic disease (causing painful disability in the muscles, tendons, bones, joints or nerves). He or she also participates in the prevention, understanding, and treatment of the various rheumatic disorders and also promotes understanding of the basic mechanisms of the disease in the interrelated areas of immunology, genetics, inflammation, and infectious diseases.

Specialty: Pediatric Rheumatology

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Pediatric Rheumatologist Doctors in Pinellas Park *

Michelle Spuza Milord & G S DeSilva MDs FACR
Michelle Spuza-Milord
5100 Seminole Blvd
Saint Petersburg, FL 33708
(727) 319-4535

Allergy Immunology & Rheumatology
Robert W Nickeson
800 6th St S
FL 1 North
Saint Petersburg, FL 33701
(727) 767-4150

Pediatric Gastroenterology
Karen Irizarry
480 7th Ave S
Saint Petersburg, FL 33701
(727) 822-4300

Pinellas Park, Florida

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Juvenile Arthritis (Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis)

Arthritis in childhood? Isn't that only an old person's disease?

Most laypeople and many doctors fail to appreciate that arthritis in children exists. For the children affected and their families, education about the condition is essential. Many children suffer for months or years before the diagnosis of arthritis is thought of and proper treatment begun. But the problem doesn't end there. Children with arthritis frequently experience difficulty because their teachers and schoolmates don't understand that children can develop arthritis. They have no idea what to expect from the child with arthritis or about the nature of the illness. As a result, when the child is finally diagnosed with arthritis, the family may be told just to put them in a wheelchair because "nothing can be done." This is entirely wrong!

How common is arthritis in children?

Arthritis affects approximately one child in every 1,000 in a given year. Fortunately, most of these cases are mild. However, approximately one child in every 10,000 will have more severe arthritis that doesn't just go away. Many children have what is called an acute inflammatory arthritis following a viral or bacterial infection. This arthritis is often quite severe for a brief period but usually disappears within a few weeks or months. Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA) is the most common type of arthritis that persists for months or years at a time. Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis is also now called juvenile arthritis or juvenile arthritis of unknown cause (juvenile idiopathic arthritis).

What are the signs, symptoms, and treatment of the different forms of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis?

There are three main forms of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA), which are classified by how they begin. These forms are pauciarticular (less than four joints affected), polyarticular (four or more joints affected), and syste...

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Emergency Contact for Pinellas Park

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Nearby Pinellas Park Hospitals *

Northside Hospital & Tampa Bay Heart Institute
6000 49th St N
Saint Petersburg, FL 33709
(727)521-4411

St Petersburg General Hospital
6500 38th Ave N
Saint Petersburg, FL 33710
(727)384-1414

Edward White Hospital
2323 9th Ave N
Saint Petersburg, FL 33713
(727)323-1111

Bay Pines VA Healthcare System
10000 Bay Pines Blvd
Bay Pines, FL 33744
(727)398-6661

St Anthony's Hospital
1200 7th Ave N
Saint Petersburg, FL 33705
(727)825-1100

Palms of Pasadena Hospital
1501 Pasadena Ave S
Saint Petersburg, FL 33707
(727)381-1000

Bayfront Medical Center
701 6th St S
Saint Petersburg, FL 33701
(727)823-1234

All Children's Hospital
801 6th St S
Saint Petersburg, FL 33701
(727)898-7451

Windmoor Healthcare of Clearwater
11300 US 19 N
Clearwater, FL 33764
(727)541-2646

Largo Medical Center
201 14th St SW
Largo, FL 33770
(727)588-5200

Kindred Hospital St Petersburg
3030 Sixth St S
Saint Petersburg, FL 33705
(727)894-8719

HEALTHSOUTH Rehabilitation Hospital of Largo
901 N Clearwater Largo Rd
Largo, FL 33770
(727)586-2999

Sun Coast Hospital
2025 Indian Rocks Rd
Largo, FL 33774
(727)581-9474

Morton Plant Hospital
300 Pinellas St
Clearwater, FL 33756
(727)462-7000

Mease Countryside Hospital
3231 McMullen-Booth Rd
Safety Harbor, FL 34695
(727)725-6111

Kindred Hospital Tampa
4555 S Manhattan Ave
Tampa, FL 33611
(813)839-6341

Mease Dunedin Hospital
601 Main St
Dunedin, FL 34698
(727)733-1111

Town & Country Hospital
6001 Webb Rd
Tampa, FL 33615
(813)888-7060

Memorial Hospital of Tampa
2901 Swann Ave
Tampa, FL 33609
(813)873-6400

St Joseph's Children's Hospital of Tampa
3001 W Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
Tampa, FL 33607
(813)870-4000

St Joseph's Hospital
3001 W Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
Tampa, FL 33607
(813)870-4000

St Joseph's Women's Hospital
3030 W Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
Tampa, FL 33607
(813)879-4730

University Community Hospital Carrollwood
7171 N Dale Mabry Hwy
Tampa, FL 33614
(813)932-2222

Tampa General Hospital
2 Columbia Dr
Tampa, FL 33606
(813)844-7000

Kindred Hospital Central Tampa
4801 N Howard Ave
Tampa, FL 33603
(813)874-7575

Helen Ellis Memorial Hospital
1395 S Pinellas Ave
Tarpon Springs, FL 34689
(727)942-5000

Shriners Hospital for Children
12502 Pine Dr
Tampa, FL 33612
(813)972-2250

South Bay Hospital
4016 Sun City Center Blvd
Sun City Center, FL 33573
(813)634-3301

H Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute
12902 Magnolia Dr
Tampa, FL 33612
(813)972-4673

James A Haley VA Medical Center
13000 Bruce B Downs Blvd
Tampa, FL 33612
(813)972-2000

University Community Hospital
3100 E Fletcher Ave
Tampa, FL 33613
(813)971-6000

Blake Medical Center
2020 59th St W
Bradenton, FL 34209
(941)792-6611

Manatee Memorial Hospital
206 2nd St E
Bradenton, FL 34208
(941)746-5111

Brandon Regional Hospital
119 Oakfield Dr
Brandon, FL 33511
(813)681-5551

Manatee Palms Youth Services
4480 51st St W
Bradenton, FL 34210
(941)792-2222

Community Hospital of New Port Richey
5637 Marine Pkwy
New Port Richey, FL 34652
(727)848-1733

Manatee Glens Hospital
2020 26th Ave E
Bradenton, FL 34208
(941)782-4600

Morton Plant North Bay Hospital
6600 Madison St
New Port Richey, FL 34652
(727)842-8468

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