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rheumatology

Rheumatology () is a branch of medicine devoted to the diagnosis and management of disorders of which the common feature is inflammation in the bones, muscles, joints, and internal organs. Rheumatology covers more than 100 different complex diseases, collectively known as rheumatic diseases, such as arthritis, lupus, and Sjögren's syndrome. Doctors who have undergone formal training in rheumatology are called rheumatologists.

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Rheumatology is a branch of medicine that diagnoses and treats over 100 different diseases—including arthritis, lupus, and Sjögren's syndrome—that share a common feature of inflammation in the bones, muscles, joints, and internal organs. Rheumatologists are doctors with specialized training in managing these complex rheumatic diseases.

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Key facts

Medical specialty.title: Rheumatology
Medical specialty.system: Musculoskeletal, Immune
Medical specialty.diseases: Autoimmune disease inflammation, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, osteoarthritis, psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, gout, osteoporosis, polymyalgia rheumatica, giant cell arteritis,
Medical specialty.tests: Joint aspirate, musculoskeletal exam, X-ray
Medical specialty.specialist: Rheumatologist
Occupation.name: Rheumatologist
Occupation.official_names: Doctor, Medical Specialist
Occupation.type: Specialty
Occupation.activity_sector: Medicine
Occupation.formation: Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS/MBChB)
Occupation.employment_field: Hospitals, Clinics

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Research

225,789 papers

2017 European League Against Rheumatism/American College of Rheumatology classification criteria for adult and juvenile idiopathic inflammatory myopathies and their major subgroups.Annals of the rheumatic diseases · 2017Lundberg IE, Tjärnlund A, Bottai M et al.DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2017-211468
Rheumatology in Ukraine.ReviewRheumatology international · 2020Doskaliuk B, Zimba O, Yatsyshyn R et al.DOI: 10.1007/s00296-019-04504-4
Rheumatology in Egypt: back to the future.ReviewRheumatology international · 2019Gheita TA, Eesa NNDOI: 10.1007/s00296-018-4192-0
Rheumatology in Malaysia.ReviewRheumatology international · 2020Yeap SS, Gun SC, Das Gupta E et al.DOI: 10.1007/s00296-020-04577-6
Updates in Ultrasound in Rheumatology.ReviewRadiologic clinics of North America · 2024Filippou G, Pellegrino ME, Sorce A et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.rcl.2024.02.012
Rheumatology science and practice in India.ReviewRheumatology international · 2018Misra DP, Sharma A, Agarwal VDOI: 10.1007/s00296-018-4111-4
[Paths to academic rheumatology].ReviewZeitschrift fur Rheumatologie · 2021Mucke J, Hoyer BF, Leipe JDOI: 10.1007/s00393-020-00942-9
Workforce Trends in Rheumatology.ReviewRheumatic diseases clinics of North America · 2019Kilian A, Upton LA, Battafarano DF et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.rdc.2018.09.002

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Contents

Rheumatologist
Diseases
Degenerative arthropathies
Inflammatory arthropathies
Systemic conditions and connective tissue diseases
Soft tissue rheumatism
Diagnosis
Physical examination
Specialized
Treatment
Rheumasurgery
Research directions
History
References
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Many of these diseases are now known to be disorders of the immune system, and rheumatology has significant overlap with immunology, the branch of medicine that studies the immune system.