Majority of new patient referrals to a large pediatric rheumatology center result in non-rheumatic diagnosis
Authors' conclusion
In this analysis of new patient referrals to a large pediatric rheumatology center, the majority of patients were diagnosed with a non-rheumatic condition.
Study context
- Population
- All new patients referred to and seen by the University of Alabama at Birmingham Pediatric Rheumatology Division, January 2019–December 2021
- Participants
- 2,638 patients
- Outcome
- Frequency of rheumatic disease, non-rheumatic disease and specific diagnoses among new patient referrals
Methodological detailssingle-centre, tertiary care
- Single-centre
- Tertiary care
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Diagnosis among new patient referrals
Rheumatic disease
610
23.1%
Non-rheumatic condition
2028
76.9%
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Most common rheumatic diseases (among those with rheumatic disease)
- Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)
- 45.6%
- Primary RP
- 7.4%
- Recurrent fever syndromes
- 6.9%
- Vasculitides
- 6.7%
- Inflammatory eye disease
- 6.2%
Most common non-rheumatic conditions (among those with non-rheumatic condition)
- Benign musculoskeletal pain
- 61.8%
- Combination of somatic conditions
- 11.6%
- Non-inflammatory rash
- 7.7%
Original publication
Majority of new patient referrals to a large pediatric rheumatology center result in non-rheumatic diagnosis. Pediatr Rheumatol Online J. Published 13 October 2023. doi:10.
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