The Holguin Chapter of the Cuban Society of Rheumatology prioritizes the care of children with rheumatic conditions. One of the work objectives of the General Directorate of Public Health in the eastern territory.
Alberto Alberteris, a specialist in this branch at the Lucía Íñiguez Landín Clinical Surgical Hospital and president of the Chapter. Told CNA that these conditions in the pediatric age must be diagnosed in a timely manner. To receive adequate treatment and guarantee a better quality of life for patients.
He gave the example of juvenile idiopathic arthritis, an inflammatory and systemic disorder. That can delay the development of infants in adult life, among the most common.
The expert said that working with the family is essential to prevent the symptoms of rheumatic conditions that can manifest as simple pain in the knees and joints and is treated with medication, therapy and diet, because so far there is no cure.
He also pointed out that the Chapter develops the training of residents in the specialty of Rheumatology through management guides updated worldwide. In order to provide accurate care in the offices of the family doctor and nurse.
He clarified that, although these ailments have no cure, with controlled treatment it is possible to eliminate or reduce the symptoms to a minimum, one of the main objectives of the sector.
Rheumatology is the medical discipline that is responsible for preventing, diagnosing and treating musculoskeletal pathologies and is one of the disciplines that has experienced the greatest increase in timely diagnosis and therapy in recent years.
Quality of life in rheumatic patients in Holguin is improved:
Among the most common ailments addressed are osteoarthritis, gout, rheumatoid arthritis, chronic back pain, tendonitis and lupus.
With information from Cuban News Agency
Translated by Aliani Rojas Fernández
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