Dr. Karen Brandt Onel M.D.
Rheumatologist (Pediatric) | Pediatric Rheumatology
5841 S Maryland Ave Mc5044 Chicago IL, 60637About
Dr. Karen Onel practices Pediatric Rheumatology in Chicago, IL. Pediatric rheumatologists treat child patients who suffer from pain in the musculoskeletal system, have symptoms of arthritis, or an autoimmune disorder. Dr. Onel 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. Onel 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
Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medicine Research, Pondicherry University 1989
Board Certification
PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP- Pediatric Rheumatology
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Advances in the medical treatment of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis.
- Thalidomide therapy for recalcitrant systemic onset juvenile rheumatoid arthritis.
- Lyme arthritis presenting as acute septic arthritis in children.
- Combined intravenous methotrexate and cyclophosphamide for refractory childhood lupus nephritis.
- Quality of life in paediatric lupus.
- Thalidomide for severe systemic onset juvenile rheumatoid arthritis: A multicenter study.
- Relationship of quality of life and physical function measures with disease activity in children with systemic lupus erythematosus.
- Quality of life in children with systemic lupus erythematosus: a review.
- Do children with lupus have fewer male siblings?
- Physical function assessment tools in pediatric rheumatology.
- Lack of association of the TP53 Arg72Pro SNP and the MDM2 SNP309 with systemic lupus erythematosus in Caucasian, African American, and Asian children and adults.
- Contraception for adolescents with lupus.
- Anti-tumor necrosis factor therapy and cancer risk in patients with autoimmune disorders.
- The clinical spectrum of juvenile idiopathic arthritis in a large urban population.
- Tumor necrosis factor inhibitors and cancer in juvenile idiopathic arthritis: disentangling the web.
Treatments
- Lupus
- Pain
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