Diseases diagnosed or managed by the rheumatologist include
Diseases treated by Rheumatologists
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Reactive arthritis
- Psoriatic arthritis
- Enteropathic spondylitis
- Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA)
- Gout, pseudogout
- Septic arthritis
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoporosis, osteomalasia
- Hypermobility syndrome
Systemic conditions and connective tissue diseases
- Lupus
- Sjögren’s syndrome
- Scleroderma (systemic sclerosis)
- Polymyositis
- Vasculitis
- Microscopic Polyangiitis
- Churg-Strauss Syndrome
- Wegener’s granulomatosis
- Polyarteritis nodosa
- Henoch-Schönlein purpura
- Dermatomyositis
- Polymyalgia rheumatica
- Polychondritis
- Sarcoidosis
- Giant cell arteritis, Temporal arteritis
- Takayasu’s arteritis
- Behçet’s syndrome
- Kawasaki’s disease
Soft Tissue Rheumatism
Local diseases and lesions affecting the joints and structures around the joints including tendons, ligaments capsules, bursae, nerve entrapment, vascular lesions.
For example:
- Low back pain
- Tennis elbow
- Golfer’s elbow
- Olecranon bursitis
A Healthy Joint
In a healthy joint, the ends of bones are encased in smooth cartilage. Together, they are protected by a joint capsule lined with a synovial membrane that produces synovial fluid. The capsule and fluid protect the cartilage, muscles, and connective tissues.
A Joint With Osteoarthritis
