Dr. Kathryn Seraphin Torok MD
Rheumatologist (Pediatric) | Pediatric Rheumatology
45th And Penn, Chp 3rd Floor Children's Hospital Pittsburgh PA, 15201Rating
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Dr. Kathryn Torok practices Pediatric Rheumatology in Pittsburgh, PA. Pediatric rheumatologists treat child patients who suffer from pain in the musculoskeletal system, have symptoms of arthritis, or an autoimmune disorder. Dr. Torok 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. Torok 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
Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pa MD
Board Certification
PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP- Pediatric Rheumatology
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Autoimmune thyroiditis in antinuclear antibody positive children without rheumatologic disease.
- Improvement in medication education in a pediatric subspecialty practice.
- Cytokine profiles in localized scleroderma and relationship to clinical features.
- Methotrexate and corticosteroids in the treatment of localized scleroderma: a standardized prospective longitudinal single-center study.
- Pediatric scleroderma: systemic or localized forms.
- Coronary artery involvement in pediatric Takayasu's arteritis: Case report and literature review.
- The Localized Scleroderma Cutaneous Assessment Tool: responsiveness to change in a pediatric clinical population.
- A Case Report of Successful Treatment of Recalcitrant Childhood Localized Scleroderma with Infliximab and Leflunomide.
- Peripheral blood cytokine and chemokine profiles in juvenile localized scleroderma: T-helper cell-associated cytokine profiles.
- Durometry as an outcome measure in juvenile localized scleroderma.
- Predictors of Longitudinal Quality of Life in Juvenile Localized Scleroderma.
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