Rheumatology
The Rheumatology Department at ElixirMed Hospitals specializes in treating rheumatoid inflammatory diseases and other musculoskeletal system disorders. Rheumatism refers to a range of conditions that cause pain, limited motion, swelling, and deformity in the locomotor system, which includes muscles, bones, joints, and ligaments.
There are approximately 200 types of rheumatic diseases, which can affect various parts of the body beyond the joints, including the heart, lungs, kidneys, skin, and eyes.
Common Rheumatic Diseases:
⭐ Rheumatoid Arthritis
⭐ Degenerative Diseases
- Osteoarthritis
⭐ Connective Tissues Diseases:
- Systemic lupus erythematosus
- Sjögren’s Syndrome
- Scleroderma
- Mixed connective tissue disease
- Dermatomyositis
- Polymyositis
- Undifferentiated Connective Tissue Disease
- Anti-phospholipid Syndrome
⭐ Spondyloarthropathies:
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Psoriatic Arthritis
- Reactive Arthritis
- Undifferentiated Spondyloarthropathies
⭐ Behçet’s Disease
⭐ Familial Mediterranean Fever
⭐ Polymyalgia Rheumatica
⭐ Acute Rheumatic Fever
⭐ Crystal Arthritis:
- Gout
- Pseudo-gout (Chondrocalcinosis)
⭐ Metabolic Diseases
- Osteoporosis
- Osteomalacia
- Paget’s Disease
⭐ Vascular Inflammations:
- Takayasu Arteritis
- Polyarteritis Nodosa
- Microscopic Polyangitis
- Churg Strauss
- Wegener’s Granulomatosis
- Giant Cell (Temporal) Arteritis
- Other Systemic Vasculitis
⭐ Amyloidosis
⭐ Infectious Arthritis
⭐ Rheumatic Signs Manifested in Systemic Disease