Patient guides
Rheumatic & autoimmune conditions treated
17 detailed guides written for patients — what the condition actually is, the symptoms that distinguish it from the things it gets confused with, how it is diagnosed, what current treatment involves, and the warning signs that mean you should not wait for your next appointment.
IllustrativeInflammatory Arthritis
2 conditions
Hand and wrist joints are where rheumatoid arthritis most often declares itself.
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Also called: RA, संधिवात
Symmetric small-joint swelling that responds best when treated within the first 12 weeks.
5 FAQsRead →Polymyalgia Rheumatica
Also called: PMR
Sudden shoulder and hip stiffness after 50 that responds to steroids within days.
3 FAQsRead →
IllustrativeConnective Tissue Disease
6 conditions
Anti-CCP, RF, ESR and CRP are ordered to answer a specific question — not as a routine panel.
Lupus (SLE)
Also called: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, SLE
A multi-system autoimmune disease where early kidney screening changes the entire prognosis.
4 FAQsRead →Sjögren's Syndrome
Also called: Sicca Syndrome
Dry eyes and dry mouth that deserve investigation rather than eye drops alone.
3 FAQsRead →Scleroderma
Also called: Systemic Sclerosis, SSc
Skin tightening that signals a disease needing yearly heart and lung surveillance.
3 FAQsRead →Myositis
Also called: Dermatomyositis, Polymyositis, Inflammatory Myopathy
Weakness — not pain — is the defining symptom, and it needs urgent investigation.
3 FAQsRead →Raynaud's Phenomenon
Also called: Raynaud's Disease, Cold Fingers
Usually harmless — but sometimes the first sign of autoimmune disease years in advance.
3 FAQsRead →Antiphospholipid Syndrome
Also called: APS, Hughes Syndrome, Sticky Blood Syndrome
The clotting and miscarriage disorder that is diagnosed on repeated — not single — antibody tests.
3 FAQsRead →
IllustrativeSpondyloarthritis
3 conditions
Inflammatory back pain is worse at rest and better with movement — the opposite of a mechanical strain.
Ankylosing Spondylitis
Also called: Axial Spondyloarthritis, AS, axSpA
The back pain that improves with exercise and worsens with rest — and is missed for years.
4 FAQsRead →Psoriatic Arthritis
Also called: PsA
When psoriasis moves into the joints — often years after the first skin patch.
3 FAQsRead →Reactive Arthritis
Also called: ReA, Post-infectious Arthritis
Arthritis that follows an infection elsewhere — usually self-limiting, occasionally not.
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IllustrativeCrystal & Metabolic
2 conditions
Conventional DMARDs control the majority of patients and cost a fraction of biologics.
Gout
Also called: Gouty Arthritis, Crystal Arthritis, High Uric Acid
The most curable form of arthritis — and the most commonly mistreated.
4 FAQsRead →Pseudogout (CPPD)
Also called: Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease, CPPD
Gout's mimic — same fury, different crystal, different treatment.
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IllustrativeBone & Soft Tissue
3 conditions
Supervised strengthening relieves knee osteoarthritis about as well as anti-inflammatory drugs, without the risks.
Osteoarthritis
Also called: OA, Degenerative Joint Disease, Knee Arthritis
India's most common joint disease — and far more treatable than 'nothing can be done'.
4 FAQsRead →Osteoporosis
Also called: Brittle Bone Disease, Low Bone Density
Silent until the first fracture — which is exactly why it should be screened for, not waited for.
4 FAQsRead →Fibromyalgia
Also called: Chronic Widespread Pain, FMS
Real pain from a genuinely altered nervous system — not 'all in the mind'.
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IllustrativeVasculitis
1 condition
Biologic therapy is prepared and monitored under strict infection-screening protocols.
Vasculitis
Also called: ANCA-associated Vasculitis, Takayasu Arteritis, Giant Cell Arteritis
Inflammation of blood vessels — where days of delay can cost sight, kidneys or life.
3 FAQsRead →
Cannot find your condition?
Rheumatology covers well over a hundred diagnoses, and this library lists the ones most commonly seen at the clinic. Behçet's disease, sarcoidosis, adult-onset Still's disease, relapsing polychondritis, IgG4-related disease, juvenile idiopathic arthritis and undifferentiated connective tissue disease are all managed here too.