Connective Tissue & Autoimmune

Co-Primary Investigators Kalyani Marathe, MDCincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Shehla Admani, MDStanford University School of Medicine Overview Pediatric vulvar conditions, such as vulvar lichen sclerosus, are underdiagnosed and suboptimally managed due to insufficient training … [Read more...] about A Survey on Provider Perspectives, Comfort, and Challenges in Diagnosing and Managing Pediatric Vulvar Conditions

Co-Primary Investigators Kalyani Marathe, MDCincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Shehla Admani, MDStanford University School of Medicine Overview Lichen sclerosus (LS) is a chronic inflammatory disease that primarily affects the anogenital region. It usually presents with pruritus, … [Read more...] about Development and Validation of a Severity Scoring System for Pediatric Vulvar Lichen Sclerosus

Principal Investigator: Yvonne Chiu, MDMedical College of Wisconsin Overview: Morphea is a disease that causes issues in the skin, muscles, bones, and other body parts. It has two phases: an active phase and an inactive phase. Detecting whether morphea is active is difficult but important. … [Read more...] about Development of the Morphea Activity and Damage Measure (MADM)

Mentee Cheri Chambers, PhDUniversity of Washington Mentor Heather Brandling-Bennett, MDSeattle Children's Hospital University of Washington Overview Pediatric morphea is a chronic medical condition that can cause irreversible skin, muscle, and bone damage during development. Morphea affects … [Read more...] about Imaging Analysis of Facial Atrophy in Patients with Pediatric Morphea

Fellow Jessica CrockettUniversity of California, San Francisco Mentor Kelly Cordoro, MDUniversity of California, San Francisco Overview Pediatric autoimmune diseases cause significant morbidity from the conditions themselves and their treatment. Juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) is a … [Read more...] about Pediatric Autoimmune Disease: Comprehensive Characterization of a Rheumatology-Dermatology Cohort and Prospective Registry Development

Fellow Jennifer SuiUC San Diego School of Medicine Mentor Dawn Eichenfield, MD, PhDUC San Diego School of Medicine Overview Linear morphea is a skin disease that causes hardened, discolored bands on the skin. Though this disease is relatively uncommon, it usually affects children and can … [Read more...] about Characterization of non-coding genetic loci and transcription factors that drive development of linear morphea

Principal Investigator: Sonia Kamath, MDChildren's Hospital Los Angeles Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC) Overview: Juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) is a rare autoimmune disease, causing muscle weakness and rash. The skin findings are variable and are … [Read more...] about Characterization of the presenting cutaneous manifestations of juvenile dermatomyositis

Fellow Henry ChenUT Southwestern Medical Center Mentor Heidi Jacobe MD, MSCSUT Southwestern Medical Center Overview Morphea, or localized scleroderma, is an idiopathic disorder of the skin and underlying tissue that produces permanent disability and functional impairment due to joint … [Read more...] about Identifying Dysregulated Immune-Related Gene Networks at the Single-Cell Level in Pediatric Morphea