As part of the “Year of Children”, from June 30 to July 1, a master class on the topic “Treatment of children with severe autoimmune diseases” was held at the Scientific Center of Pediatrics and Pediatric Surgery.

As part of the event, specialists from the Scientific Center for Pediatrics and Pediatric Surgery and Professor of St. Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University Mikhail Mikhailovich Kostik examined and consulted more than 30 children with severe forms of autoimmune diseases.

On the first day of the master class, doctors examined 19 children, on the second day - 11. One child from a remote region of the country was consulted via telemedicine. The experts also answered the parents' questions.

More than 23 pediatric rheumatologists and cardio-rheumatologists from Almaty and regional centers of Kazakhstan took part in the event. During the master class, experts gave lectures and exchanged experience on topical issues of pediatric rheumatology.

Principal researchers of the NCPD, professors, doctors of medical sciences gave lectures on the topic of R.S. Maitbasov: "Takayasu's disease in children: problems of diagnosis and treatment", V.N. Ishuova: "Systemic lupus erythematosus: basic principles of diagnosis and treatment in children ".

The main goal of the seminar is to improve the qualifications of doctors, share experience, and improve the quality of medical care. We hope that this event will increase the level of knowledge of practitioners and improve diagnostic and therapeutic approaches in the treatment of children with severe autoimmune diseases.

The event was sponsored by Medak Pharma.

Diseases that are associated with a malfunction of the human immune system are called autoimmune, or systemic. With them, not only a specific system, but the whole organism as a whole can be affected. Until now, experts have not identified why a person's immunity begins to react negatively to its own tissues. Many of these diseases are chronic. There may be periods of remissions and exacerbations. It is very important to adequately and thoroughly begin treatment, otherwise it can lead to dysfunction of internal organs and disability.

Rheumatic diseases are a group of chronic systemic diseases with a complex autoimmune pathogenesis, characterized by a progressive course. Despite a small proportion of rheumatic diseases within the structure of childhood morbidity relative to other nosological groups, the progress of the rheumatic process can be quite rapid, which leads to persistent disability in a young patient. Timely diagnosis allows to start antirheumatic therapy at an early stage, which significantly increases the chances of a favorable outcome.

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