Common diseases in rheumatology

Rheumatology and immunology is an emerging discipline in the medical field. Its main purpose is to study and treat rheumatic immune diseases. Although rheumatic immune diseases have appeared and developed internationally for hundreds of years, in my country, rheumatology and immunology is the youngest discipline in my country's medical field. It has developed rapidly since the reform and opening up.

There are many rheumatic diseases, and I believe many people know some of them more or less. Rheumatoid arthritis is one of the rheumatic diseases. So, in addition to rheumatoid arthritis, what other common diseases are there in the rheumatology and immunology department? Let's take a look together.

Rheumatic diseases refer to a group of diseases that affect bones, joints and their surrounding soft tissues, such as muscles, bursae, tendons, fascia, nerves, etc. Common ones include the following.

1. Diffuse connective tissue diseases : rheumatoid arthritis, lupus erythematosus, scleroderma, polymyositis, dermatomyositis, Sjögren's syndrome, overlap syndrome, vasculitis, etc.

2. Spondyloarthropathies Ankylosing spondylitis, Reiter syndrome, psoriatic arthritis, undifferentiated spondyloarthropathies, etc.

3. Degenerative osteoarthritis (primary, secondary)

4. Rheumatic diseases related to metabolism and endocrine, such as gout, pseudogout, Marfan syndrome, immunodeficiency disease, etc.

5. Rheumatism related to infection Reactive arthritis, rheumatic fever, etc.

6. Tumor-related rheumatic diseases

A. Primary (synovialoma, synovial sarcoma, etc.) B. Secondary (multiple myeloma, metastatic tumor, etc.)

7. Neurovascular diseases: neuropathic arthropathy, compressive neuropathy (peripheral nerve compression, nerve root compression, etc.), Raynaud's disease, etc.

8. Bone and cartilage diseases : osteoporosis, osteomalacia, hypertrophic osteoarthropathy, diffuse primary bone hypertrophy, osteitis, etc.

9. Non-articular rheumatism , periarticular lesions, intervertebral disc lesions, idiopathic low back pain, other pain syndromes (such as psychogenic rheumatism), etc.

10. Other diseases with joint symptoms

Periodic rheumatic fever, intermittent joint effusion, drug-related rheumatic syndrome, chronic active hepatitis, etc.

In our country, the earliest hospital to establish a rheumatology and immunology department is Peking Union Medical College Hospital. This hospital has many experts who are famous throughout the country. The rheumatology and immunology department it established is well-known both in our country and abroad. Therefore, if you suffer from rheumatic diseases, you can go to Peking Union Medical College Hospital for treatment.