Rheumatology is a medical specialty dealing with the diagnosis and management of over 100 diseases that can affect the joints and connective tissues. These are often autoimmune and inflammatory in origin but can also be genetic or from infectious diseases.
The following is a list of the most common diseases that we treat within the field of adult and pediatric rheumatology:
Rheumatoid arthritis Osteoarthritis Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis Systemic Lupus Erythematosis Dermatomyositis Polymyositis Mixed Connective Tissue Disease Scleroderma CREST Syndrome Psoriatic Arthritis Ankylosing Spondylitis Spondyloarthropathy Reactive Arthritis Colitis Arthritis Juvenile Enthesopathy Gout Pseudogout Lyme disease Viral arthritis Polymyalgia Rheumatica Temporal arteritis Polyarteritis Nodosa Wegener's Granulomatosis Relapsing Polychondritis Vasculitis Sarcoidosis Inherited Collagen disorders Hypermobility disorders Fibromyalgia Tendinitis Bursitis Spondylosis Spinal Stenosis
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