But it may be a long time before he sees any rewards. Heâs moved back home with his parents in Bayside, Queensâan hour-and-a-half commute each way to class at the New York Universityâs College of Dentistryâand by the time he graduates in 2016, heâll face $400,000 in student loans.
The types of pediatric rheumatic diseases include: 1  Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). 2  Juvenile dermatomyositis. 3  Juvenile lupus. 4  Juvenile scleroderma. 5  Kawasaki disease. 6  Mixed connective tissue disease. 7  Fibromyalgia.
Rheumatic fever, an inflammatory disease, can affect many connective tissues, especially in the heart, joints, skin, or brain. The infection often causes heart damage, particularly scarring of the heart valves, forcing the heart to work harder to pump blood.