Rheumatologic Conditions

A rheumatologic condition is one of many systemic (whole body) inflammatory diseases that may affect the skin, joints, muscles, and internal organs. While the underlying causes of rheumatologic conditions are not entirely understood, we do know that rheumatologic diseases are typically autoimmune in nature. This means that the body's immune system attacks itself. As a result of the immune system dysfunction, widespread inflammation can result. Treatment of these systemic autoimmune diseases often relies on immune-suppressing medications.

Rheumatologic conditions include:

• Autoimmune Related Lung Diseases
• Inflammatory eye diseases (particularly Uveitis)
• Inflammatory myopathy
• Lupus (Systemic Lupus Erythematous)
• Mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD)
• Myositis
• Osteoporosis
• Polymyalgia Rheumatica
• Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Sarcoidosis
• Scleroderma
• Sjögren's Syndrome
• Spondyloarthropathy (Psoriatic Arthritis)
• Systemic Vasculitis
• Temporal Arteritis
• Undifferentiated Connective Tissue Disease

There are many things you can do to reduce the severity of your symptoms. Learn how you can live well with arthritis and other rheumatologic conditions.