Dr. Ilona Sarah Szer M.D.
Rheumatologist (Pediatric) | Pediatric Rheumatology
8110 Birmingham Way San Diego CA, 92123About
Dr. Ilona Szer practices Pediatric Rheumatology in San Diego, CA. Pediatric rheumatologists treat child patients who suffer from pain in the musculoskeletal system, have symptoms of arthritis, or an autoimmune disorder. Dr. Szer evaluates and treats a variety of joint, muscle, and bone disorders; including autoimmune disorders, such as lupus, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, scleroderma, Kawasaki disease, post-infectious arthritis, chronic vasculitis, and inflammatory disorders of the muscle, eye, or other organs. Dr. Szer also is trained in the evaluation of prolonged fever, unexplained complaints of chronic musculoskeletal pain, weakness, poor appetite, fatigue, and/or loss of function or skills.
Education and Training
New York Univ Sch of Med, New York Ny 1977
New York University School of Medicine 1977
Board Certification
PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP- Pediatric Rheumatology
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Gastrointestinal and renal involvement in vasculitis: management strategies in Henoch-Schönlein purpura.
- The PedsQL in pediatric rheumatology: reliability, validity, and responsiveness of the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory Generic Core Scales and Rheumatology Module.
- The PedsQL 4.0 Generic Core Scales: sensitivity, responsiveness, and impact on clinical decision-making.
- Extracorporeal photochemotherapy as adjunctive treatment in juvenile dermatomyositis: a case report.
- Arthritis as a manifestation of self-mutilation in childhood.
- The PedsQL Multidimensional Fatigue Scale in pediatric rheumatology: reliability and validity.
- Ultrasonography in the study of prevalence and clinical evolution of popliteal cysts in children with knee effusions.
- Leflunomide or methotrexate for juvenile rheumatoid arthritis.
- Efficacy of custom foot orthotics in improving pain and functional status in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis: a randomized trial.
- The PedsQL as a patient-reported outcome in children and adolescents with fibromyalgia: an analysis of OMERACT domains.
- Autoantibodies to DNA topoisomerase II in juvenile rheumatoid arthritis.
- Antinuclear antibody profile in juvenile rheumatoid arthritis.
- Disseminated Nocardia brasiliensis infection: an unusual complication of immunosuppressive treatment for childhood dermatomyositis.
- Congenital and metabolic abnormalities of the musculoskeletal system.
- Ultrasonography in the evaluation of wrist swelling in children.
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