Patient Education - Diseases and Conditions

The ACR and ARHP have prepared information for patients about 30 rheumatic diseases and 12 rheumatic conditions, about the rheumatology health professional team members who treat patients with arthritis, and about several common medications used to treat rheumatic diseases.

Disease-Specific Information

Listed below are some of the more common diseases and conditions treated by rheumatology health care professionals. Use this information as a starting point in your research about rheumatic diseases.

Disease or Condition

Date Updated

Author(s)

Language

Antiphospholipid Syndrome

2011-07

Pier Luigi Meroni, MD

English

Síndrome Antifosfolípido - Español

2011-07

Pier Luigi Meroni, MD

Español

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

2011-07

Joseph J. Biundo, MD and Perry J. Rush, MD

English

Cryopyrin-Associated Autoinflammatory Syndrome (Juvenile)

2011-04

Phil Hashkes, MD

English

Dermatomyositis (Juvenile)

2011-04

Anne Stevens, MD

English

Familial Mediterranean Fever (Juvenile)

2011-04

Phil Hashkes, MD

English

Fibromyalgia

2010-05

Leslie Crofford, MD

English

Giant Cell Arteritis

2011-07

William Docken, MD

English

Arteritis De Células Gigantes - Español

2011-12

William Docken, MD

Español

Glucocorticoid-induced Osteoporosis

2009-06

Shreyasee Amin, MD

English

La Osteoporosis Inducida por Glucocorticoides - Español

2009-06

Shreyasee Amin, MD

Español

Gout

2011-07

H. Ralph Schumacher, MD

English

Gota - Español

2011-07

H. Ralph Schumacher, MD

Español

HCV-Associated Arthritis

2009-08

Prof Pierre Miossec, MD, PhD [Lyon France]

English

HIV-Associated Rheumatic Disease Syndromes

2008-05

Luis R. Espinoza, MD

English

Hyperimmunoglobulin D Syndrome (Juvenile)

2011-04

Phil Hashkes, MD

English

Hypermobility (Juvenile)

2011-04

Susan Shenoi, MD

English

Inflammatory Myopathies

2012-01

Marc Miller, MD

English

Juvenile Arthritis

2011-07

Leslie S. Abramson, MD

English

Artritis en los Niños - Español

2011-07

Leslie S. Abramson, MD

Español

Localized Scleroderma (Juvenile)

2011-04

Suzanne Li, MD

English

Lupus

2012-01

Ellen Ginzler, MD, and Jean Tayar, MD

English

Lupus Eritematoso Sistémico - Español

2012-01

Ellen Ginzler, MD, and Jean Tayar, MD

Español

Lyme Disease

2008-06

Robert Kalish, MD

English

Metabolic Myopathies

2011-07

Robert L. Wortmann, MD

English

Osteoarthritis

2009-08

Thitinan Srikulmontree, MD

English

Osteoartritis - Español

2009-08

Thitinan Srikulmontree, MD

Español

Osteonecrosis

2007-03

Kevin McKown, MD

English

Osteonecrosis of the Jaw (ONJ)

2011-07

Stuart Silverman MD

English

Osteoporosis

2009-09

Shreyasee Amin, MD

English

Osteoporosis - Español

2009-09

Shreyasee Amin, MD

Español

Paget’s Disease

2009-11

Roy Altman, MD

English

Periodic Fever, Aphthous Stomatitis, Pharyngitis, Adenitis Syndrome (Juvenile)

2011-04

Phil Hashkes, MD

English

Polymyalgia Rheumatica

2009-08

William P. Docken, MD

English

Polimialgia Reumática - Español

2009-08

William P. Docken, MD

Español

Pseudogout

2011-07

H. Ralph Schumacher, MD

English

Psoriatic Arthritis

2011-07

Paul Emery, MD, and Zoe Ash, MD

English

Artritis Psoriásica - Español

2011-07

Paul Emery, MD, and Zoe Ash, MD

Español

Reactive Arthritis

2006-12

Vivian Bykerk, MD

English

Rheumatoid Arthritis

2011-12

Eric Ruderman, MD and Siddharth Tambar, MD

English

Artritis Reumatoidea - Español

2011-12

Eric Ruderman, MD and Siddharth Tambar, MD

Español

Scleroderma

2008-05

Joseph H. Korn, MD and Peter A. Merkel, MD, MPH

English

Esclerodermia - Español

2008-05

Joseph H. Korn, MD and Peter A. Merkel, MD, MPH

Español

Sjögren's Syndrome

2011-07

Christopher Wise, MD

English

Síndrome de Sjögren - Español

2011-07

Christopher Wise, MD

Español

Spinal Stenosis

2006-09

Christopher Wise, MD

English

Spondylarthritis

2011-07

John D. Reveille, MD

English

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (Juvenile)

2011-04

Lori Tucker, MD, and Sandra Watcher, RN, BSN

English

Takayasu's Arteritis

2009-10

Paul A. Monach, MD, PhD and Peter A. Merkel, MD, MPH

English

Tendonitis / Bursitis

2009-08

Bruce M. Clark, RPT

English

Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor Associated Periodic Syndrome (Juvenile)

2011-04

Phil Hashkes, MD

English

Vasculitis

2008-05

Paul A. Monach, MD, PhD and Peter A. Merkel, MD, MPH

English

Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (Wegener's)

2011-07

Carol A. Langford, MD MHS

English

Additional Topics of Note

Disease or Condition

Date Updated

Author(s)

Language

Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)

2009-04

Joan Marie Von Feldt

English

Back Pain

2008-05

David Borenstein, MD

English

Dolor Lumber - Español

2008-05

David Borenstein, MD

Español

Clinical Research Trials

2008-05

Arthur Kavanaugh

English

Exercise and Arthritis

2009-06

Marie Westby, BSc.PT

English

Ejercicio y artritis - Español

2009-06

Marie Westby, BSc.PT

Español

Herbal Remedies, Supplements and Acupuncture for Arthritis

2008-06

Donald Marcus, MD

English

Remedios naturales y a base de hierbas - Español

2008-06

Donald Marcus, MD

Español

Heredity and Arthritis

2009-08

Frank C. Arnett, MD, and Shervin Assassi, MD

English

The Immune System and its Link to Rheumatic Diseases

2008-06

Erika Heidi Noss, MD, PhD and Jonathan Scott Coblyn, MD

English

Joint Injection/Aspiration

2009-10

Lan X. Chen and H. Ralph Schumacher, MD

English

Joint Surgery

2007-03

Matthew J. Kraay, MS, MD

English

Living Well with a Rheumatic Disease

2009-08

Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals

English

Vivir Bien con una Enfermedad Reumática - Español

2009-08

Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals

Español

Neck Pain

2006-07

David Borenstein, MD

English

Pregnancy and Rheumatic Disease

2010-10

Guillermo Ruiz-Irastorza, MD, PhD, and
Munther A. Khamashta, MD, FRCP, PhD

English

Sex and Arthritis

2007-03

Amye L. Leong, MBA

English