Institute of Rheumatology

Overview

Sharda Super Speciality Hospitals provide world-class, compassionate care and service to all patients seeking bone, muscle and joint care. Our team of doctors work together to create personalized treatment plans for patients of rheumatic diseases.

Rheumatology in modern terms is called Clinical Immunology. This specialty deals with diagnosis and management of rheumatic diseases. It is now acknowledged that under lying cause for  rheumatic diseases is dysregulation of the functioning of the immune system.

Rheumatic or autoimmune diseases can affect virtually any organ of the body, however the systems most commonly involved are joints, blood vessels, muscles, skin eyes, kidney, soft tissues and tendons.

 Joints- Disease of joints is called ARTHRITIS   (which in turn are of many varieties)

Blood vessels-  Diseases of blood vessels are called VASCULITIS (and since blood vessels are ubiquitous in the body, any organ like the brain, heart, lungs, kidneys, gut, skin joint, muscle, etc can be affected)

Muscles-  Disease affecting muscles is called MYOSITIS

Skin- Disease affecting the skin is called Systemic SCLEROSIS

Eyes- Disease affecting part of the eyes is called UVEITIS

Kidney-  Disease of the kidney is collectively called NEPHRITIS

Soft Tissue Rheumatism- A group of conditions which are not included in the above but which can cause tremendous pain over the entire body called FIBROMYALGIA which is fairly commonly.

Periarticular Structures- disorder that causes pain at the insertion of muscles, tendons called ENTHESOPATHY or TENDINITIS respectively

Tenosynovitis- Inflammation around tendons and ligaments called TENOSYNOVITIS which can manifest as CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME or TRIGGER FINGERS

SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)- A chronic generalized inflammatory condition which is characterized by fever and affecting all or any organs mentioned above. This condition is diagnosed by the presence of typical antibodies in the blood called ANA antibodies.