Diseases

Diseases treated by Rheumatologists

Diseases diagnosed or managed by the rheumatologist include

  • Rheumatoid Arthritis

  • Reactive Arthritis

  • Psoriatic Arthropathy

  • Enteropathic Spondylitis

  • Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA)

  • Gout, pseudogout

  • Septic arthritis

  • Osteoarthritis

  • Osteoporosis, osteomalacia

  • Hypermobility syndrome

Systemic conditions and connective tissue diseases

  • Lupus

  • Scleroderma (Systemic Sclerosis)

  • Dermatomyositis

  • Polychondritis

  • Vasculitis

    • Microscopic Polyangiitis

    • Wegener’s Granulomatosis

    • Henoch-Schönlein Purpura

    • Takayasu’s Arteritis

    • Kawasaki’s Disease

  • Sjögren’s Syndrome

  • Polymyositis

  • Polymyalgia Rheumatica

  • Sarcoidosis

  • Churg-Strauss Syndrome

  • Giant Cell Arteritis, Temporal Arteritis

  • Behçet’s Syndrome

  • 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:

  • Low Back Pain

  • Tennis Elbow

  • Golfer’s Elbow

  • Olecranon Bursitis