Introduction

This is the second of three installments publishing the 198 abstracts presented at Pediatric Rheumatology 2003: Park City and Beyond, held in Snowmass, Colorado in March 2003. This current issue covers the topics of lupus, antiphospholipid antibody syndrome, dermatomyositis, Kawasaki disease and other vasculitis entities. The June PROJ presented all those abstracts related to juvenile idiopathic arthritis. The third collection of abstracts covers several pediatric rheumatology topics, and will be available in the August PROJ.

Table of Contents

II. CHILDHOOD LUPUS

A. Immunology and Immunogenetics (Abstracts 86-91)

B. Clinical Presentation, Course and Outcomes (Abstracts 92-100)

C. Treatment (Abstracts 101-105)

D. Neonatal Lupus (Abstracts 106-107)

E. Case Reports (Abstracts 108-112)

F. Miscellaneous (Abstract 113)

III. ANTI-PHOSPHOLIPID ANTIBODY SYNDROME (Abstracts 114-117)

IV. DERMATOMYOSITIS

A. Immunology (Abstract 118)

B. Clinical Evaluation (Abstracts 119-122)

C. Treatment (Abstracts 123-126)

V. VASCULITIDES

A. Kawasaki Disease (Abstracts 127-137)

B. Miscellaneous Vasculitis Entities (Abstracts 138-141)  

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