PREVALENCE OF RHEUMATIC DISEASES IN CHILDREN IN THE SMOLENSK REGION
The article presents information on the prevalence, incidence of rheumatic diseases in children in the Smolensk region. The prevalence of rheumatic diseases there was an increase in 2016. Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis and reactive arthropathy prevail in their structure, systemic lesions of connective tissue and acute rheumatic fever are rare.