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DR. CHAM WENG TARNG

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Dr Cham was interviewed by BFM once to talk about paediatric rheumatology, meaning diseases that are due to a disordered immune system that attacks the body of children and adolescents aged 16 and below.
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詹医生强调,孩童的关节因持续性发炎而导致紧实,长久下去骨骼会失去胶质,以致两根骨头"粘"在一起,这会严重影响人体的肢体动作如行走,届时就只能手术介入。他说,患有膝部关节炎的孩童,或影响腿部成长,以致双脚长短不一,此外,孩童的手腕,足部或顎部也因骨骼成长不足而变得瘦小。詹医生进一步指出,若关节炎影响到孩童的生长板(Growth plate,又称骨骼板),孩童将不会再长高。
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