Rheumatologists specialize in managing clinical problems involving the the joints, soft tissues and connective tissues.  Autoimmune conditions, such as rheumatoid arthritis and SLE, are also managed by rheumatologists.

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Conditions Managed by Rheumatologists

• Rheumatoid arthritis

• Lupus eg. systemic lupus erythematosis

• Scleroderma

• Dermatomyositis

• Sjögren's syndrome

• Polymyositis

• Polychondritis

• Sarcoidosis

• Gout and pseudogout

• Spondyloarthropathies (psoriatic arthropathy, ankylosing spondylitis, reactive arthropathy)

• Vasculitis (polyarteritis nodosa, serum sickness, giant cell arteritis, temporal arteritis, Henoch-Schönlein purpura, Takayasu's arteritis, Kawasaki's disease, Buerger's disease

• Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

• Bone conditions (osteoporosis, osteomalacia, rickets, renal osteodystrophy etc)

• Congenital disorders affecting the joints