Rheumatology

Rheumatology is the branch of medicine that deals with the causes, pathology, diagnosis and treatment of a variety of disorders marked by inflammation, degeneration or metabolic derangement of the connective tissue structures of the body, especially the joints and related structures. It is accompanied by pain, stiffness or limitation of motion of these parts.

Olive Sacred Hearts Hospital’s rheumatology team treats the most serious, potentially life-threatening forms of rheumatic disease, including rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosis, scleroderma and systemic necrotizing vasculitis.

The Rheumatology unit at Olive Sacred Hearts provides comprehensive care for painful disorder affecting the loco-motor system including joints, muscles, connective tissues, soft tissues around the joints and bones.

We are expertise to manage patients with:

  • Rheumatoid arthritis
  • Lupus
  • Sjögren's syndrome
  • Scleroderma (systemic sclerosis)
  • Dermatomyositis
  • Polychondritis
  • Polymyositis
  • Polymyalgia rheumatica
  • Osteoarthritis
  • Septic arthritis
  • Sarcoidosis
  • Gout
  • Pseudogout
  • Spondyloarthropathies
  • Ankylosing spondylitis
  • Psoriatic arthropathy
  • Enteropathic spondylitis
  • Vasculitis
  • polyarteritis nodosa
  • Henoch-Schönlein purpura
  • Wegener's granulomatosis
  • Osteoporosis
  • Osteomalacia
  • giant cell arteritis
  • Temporal arteritis
  • Takayasu's arteritis
  • Behçet's syndrome
  • Kawasaki's disease (mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome)
  • Reactive arthritis (aka **reactive arthropathy)
  • Buerger's disease (thromboangiitis obliterans)
  • Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis(JIA)
  • Diseases affecting bones

We are experienced to use new biological medication as HUMIRA,REMICADE,ENBREL& ACTEMRA for treatment of Rheumatoid arthritis,Lupus and Ankylosing Spondylitis.