Auto-Inflammatory Clinic

The St. Michael’s Hospital Autoinflammatory Disease Clinic began in July 2016. It runs on a monthly basis where three to five patients are seen. This is a consultation clinic for patients with undiagnosed suspected autoinflammatory diseases, or those with defined autoinflammatory diseases with specific questions regarding management. The Clinic facilitates diagnosis through the genetic testing available services available at The Hospital for Sick Children. In addition, for those patients in whom diagnoses cannot be made yet the suspicion remains high for an auto inflammatory disease, patients may be entered into an associated research program entitled GRIID (Genetic Research, and Immune and Inflammatory Diseases.) Through this program we are attempting to find genetic changes which may explain inflammatory disease.

In addition to the role of the clinic and providing consultation care, it is also a unique teaching resource and trainees from both Adult and Pediatric Rheumatology and Allergy and Immunology attend the clinic.