About Specialty
Common Conditions
Investigations
Procedures
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Rheumatology is a branch dealing with diagnosis and treatment of conditions affecting joints, muscles and bones which are mainly auto immune in origin. |
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COMMON CONDITIONS TREATED BY A SPECIALIST IN RHEUMATOLOGY
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A Rheumatologist commonly treats the following conditions: Rheumatoid Arthritis; Osteoarthritis; Gout; Ankylosing Spondylitis; Frozen Shoulder; Tennis Elbow; Golfer’s Elbow; Acute Rheumatic Fever; Systemic Lupus Erythematosus; Scleroderma; Seronegative Spondyloarthropathy; Psoriatic Arthritis; Progressive Systemic Sclerosis; Paget’s Disease; Sjogren’s Syndrome; Fibromyalgia Syndrome; Chronic Fatigue Syndrome; Sarcoidosis |
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DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES IN RHEUMATOLOGY
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Blood Investigations; Ultra Sound Imaging; Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI); Arthroscopy; Computed Tomography (CT) Scan |
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SURGERIES & PROCEDURES IN RHEUMATOLOGY
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Joint Repair; Joint Reconstruction; Joint Replacement; Removal of damaged bone fragments or ligaments |
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