Paediatric Rheumatology Unit
An estimated 5,000 children in Australia live with juvenile idiopathic arthritis.
Juvenile idiopathic arthritis is the type of arthrits that affects young people. It can affect children as young as 6 months.Currently headed by Dr Sue Piper at Monash Medical Centre Clayton, the Paediatric Rheumatology Unit runs a weekly unit. The Unit also runs a vasculitis clinic in conjunction with the Paediatric Renal Unit once every month. In addition, it runs a metabolic bone clinic several times a year.