Rheumatology
Pediatric scores for arthritis, vasculitis, myositis and musculoskeletal examination.
This collection brings together 8 pediatric tools related to rheumatology, including clinical descriptions, validation status, references and calculators when active.
How to use this category
Tools are grouped by clinical area to make them easier to discover, while each page retains its own population, purpose, evidence level and limitations. Before using a score or calculator, review the exact variant, care setting and implementation status shown on its page.
Evidence and availability
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Scope and maintenance
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Responsible clinical reading
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Available tools
- Childhood Myositis Assessment Scale — Reference scale for functional muscle performance and longitudinal follow-up.
- Manual Muscle Testing 8 — Examination and reference framework for assessing strength in eight muscle groups and serial change.
- Childhood Health Assessment Questionnaire — External reference surface for disability and functional limitation; it does not reproduce the protected questionnaire.
- Juvenile Systemic Sclerosis Severity Score — Specialist reference scale for multisystem assessment and longitudinal follow-up.
- Juvenile Dermatomyositis Disease Activity Score — Reference surface for muscle and skin disease activity, kept distinct from accumulated damage.
- Myositis Damage Index — Longitudinal reference for accumulated persistent damage, distinct from current inflammatory activity.
- Paediatric Gait, Arms, Legs and Spine Examination — Structured pediatric musculoskeletal examination framework without a numeric score.
- Paediatric Regional Examination of the Musculoskeletal System — Reference atlas for regional pediatric musculoskeletal examination.