Abstract
The Challenge of Practicing Pediatric Rheumatology in Developing Countries (*)
Highlights
SAfter practicing pediatric rheumatology for more than 10 years in Boston, coming back to Paraguay, my home country, was a challenge
In Paraguay, we have a lot to improve in health care in general, and in rheumatology in particular
We have other diseases to think about, mainly infectious ones and other variables to put in our “thinking cap” like the nutritional status of our patients, which have a huge impact on diagnosis and treatment [1]
Summary
*Corresponding author: Jorge M Lopez Benitez, Director, Pediatric Rheumatology Program, La Costa Medical Center, Asuncion, Paraguay. SAfter practicing pediatric rheumatology for more than 10 years in Boston, coming back to Paraguay, my home country, was a challenge. In Paraguay, we have a lot to improve in health care in general, and in rheumatology in particular.
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