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Rheumatology

Rheumatic diseases affect your joints tendons, ligaments, bones, and muscles. Among them are many types of arthritis, a term used for conditions that affect your joints.

Common Symptoms

  • Joint pain
  • Loss of motion in a joint or joints
  • Inflammation -- swelling, redness, and warmth in a joint or affected area

Common Rheumatic Disorders

  • Osteoarthritis (OA) Unlike most rheumatic diseases, osteoarthritis isn’t linked to problems with your immune system. It results from damage to cartilage, the cushiony material on the end of your bones. As it wears down, your joints hurt and become harder to move. It usually affects the knees, hips, lower back, neck, fingers, and feet.
    Common Symptoms
    • Pain
    • Swelling
    • Warmth
  • Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) RA happens when the immune system attacks your own tissues and causes joint pain, swelling, and stiffness. It’s not part of normal aging.
    Common Symptoms
    • Problems in other organs such as the eyes and lungs
    • Joint stiffness, especially in the morning
    • Fatigue
  • Lupus Lupus (also called SLE or systemic lupus erythematosus) is an autoimmune disease. It can affect many organs in your body..
    Common Symptoms
    • Joint pain
    • Sun sensitivity
    • Blood disorders, such as anemia and low levels of white blood cells or platelets
  • Ankylosing Spondylitis Ankylosing spondylitis usually starts gradually as lower back pain. It usually involves the joints where the spine attaches to the pelvis, known as the sacroiliac joints.
    Common Symptoms
    • Gradual pain in the lower back and buttocks
    • Lower back pain that worsens and works its way up the spine
    • Pain felt between the shoulder blades and in the neck
  • Sjogren's Syndrome Sjogren's syndrome causes parts of your body to dry out, like the eyes or mouth. Some people also have RA and lupus. Others just have Sjogren’s. The cause is unknown, but it happens when your immune system attacks those body parts. It's more common in women than men.
    Common Symptoms
    • Dry eyes (the glands in your eyes don’t make enough tears)
    • Eye irritation and burning
    • Dry mouth (the glands in your mouth don’t make enough saliva)
  • Team of Doctors

    Dr. Rajesh Kanumuri
    M.D., D.M (Rheumatology) & (Immunology)
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