Dr. Dominic O Co MD, PHD
Rheumatologist (Pediatric) | Pediatric Rheumatology
9000 W Wisconsin Ave Division Of Pediatri Milwaukee WI, 53226About
Dr. Dominic Co practices Pediatric Rheumatology in Milwaukee, WI. Pediatric rheumatologists treat child patients who suffer from pain in the musculoskeletal system, have symptoms of arthritis, or an autoimmune disorder. Dr. Co 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. Co 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
Northwestern University The Feinberg School of Medicine 2006
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Infection with Mycobacterium bovis BCG diverts traffic of myelin oligodendroglial glycoprotein autoantigen-specific T cells away from the central nervous system and ameliorates experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis.
- T cell contributions to the different phases of granuloma formation.
- Mycobacterial granulomas: keys to a long-lasting host-pathogen relationship.
- Interactions between T cells responding to concurrent mycobacterial and influenza infections.
- Virally activated CD8 T cells home to Mycobacterium bovis BCG-induced granulomas but enhance antimycobacterial protection only in immunodeficient mice.
- Juvenile dermatomyositis: immunopathogenesis, role of myositis-specific autoantibodies, and review of rituximab use.
- How Often are Pediatric Patients with Clinically Amyopathic Dermatomyositis Truly Amyopathic?
Treatments
- Fibromyalgia
- Fever
- Uveitis
- Lupus
- Kawasaki Disease
- Pain
- Dermatomyositis
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