Diseases treated by Rheumatologists
Diseases diagnosed or managed by the rheumatologist include
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Rheumatoid Arthritis
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Reactive Arthritis
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Psoriatic Arthropathy
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Enteropathic Spondylitis
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Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA)
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Gout, pseudogout
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Septic arthritis
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Osteoarthritis
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Osteoporosis, osteomalacia
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Hypermobility syndrome
Systemic conditions and connective tissue diseases
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Lupus
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Scleroderma (Systemic Sclerosis)
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Dermatomyositis
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Polychondritis
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Vasculitis
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Microscopic Polyangiitis
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Wegener’s Granulomatosis
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Henoch-Schönlein Purpura
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Takayasu’s Arteritis
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Kawasaki’s Disease
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Sjögren’s Syndrome
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Polymyositis
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Polymyalgia Rheumatica
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Sarcoidosis
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Churg-Strauss Syndrome
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Giant Cell Arteritis, Temporal Arteritis
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Behçet’s Syndrome
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Churg-Strauss Syndrome
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:
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Low Back Pain
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Tennis Elbow
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Golfer’s Elbow
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Olecranon Bursitis