Pediatric Rheumatological Diseases in a Tertiary Care Hospital of Central India: A Retrospective Clinico-Epidemiological Profile.

IntroductionInfectious diseases account for the major health problem in developing countries like India. Though non-infectious diseases like rheumatological disorders are not very common, the burden of these disorders as a group is high in society due to the huge population size. The rheumatological disorders have varied presentations which may mimic other infectious pathologies leading to a significant time lag in the diagnosis.