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

2013-03

Pier Luigi Meroni, MD

English

Síndrome Antifosfolípido - Español

2013-03

Pier Luigi Meroni, MD

Español

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

2012-09

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

English

Cryopyrin-Associated Autoinflammatory Syndrome (Juvenile)

2013-03

Phil Hashkes, MD, MSc

English

Dermatomyositis (Juvenile)

2012-07

Ann Reed, MD

English

Familial Mediterranean Fever (Juvenile)

2013-03

Phil Hashkes, MD, MSc

English

Fibromyalgia

2013-02

Leslie Crofford, MD

English

Giant Cell Arteritis

2012-08

William Docken, MD

English

Arteritis De Células Gigantes - Español

2012-08

William Docken, MD

Español

Glucocorticoid-induced Osteoporosis

2012-06

Shreyasee Amin, MD

English

La Osteoporosis Inducida por Glucocorticoides - Español

2012-06

Shreyasee Amin, MD

Español

Gout

2012-09

H. Ralph Schumacher, MD

English

Gota - Español

2012-09

H. Ralph Schumacher, MD

Español

Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (Wegener's)

2012-06

Carol A. Langford, MD MHS

English

HCV and Rheumatic Disease

2013-02

Leonard H. Calabrese, DO

English

HIV and Rheumatic Disease

2013-02

Luis R. Espinoza, MD

English

Hyperimmunoglobulin D Syndrome (Juvenile)

2013-03

Phil Hashkes, MD, MSc

English

Hypermobility (Juvenile)

2012-08

Susan Shenoi, MD, MS

English

Inflammatory Myopathies

2013-01

Marc Miller, MD

English

Juvenile Arthritis

2012-06

Leslie S. Abramson, MD

English

Artritis Infantil - Español

2012-06

Leslie S. Abramson, MD

Español

Localized Scleroderma (Juvenile)

2012-06

Suzanne Li, MD, Francesco Zulian, MD and Thuy Beam, RN

English

Lupus

2013-02

Ellen Ginzler, MD and Jean Tayar, MD

English

Lupus eritematoso sistémico - Español

2013-02

Ellen Ginzler, MD and Jean Tayar, MD

Español

Lyme Disease

2013-02

Robert Kalish, MD

English

Metabolic Myopathies

2012-08

Robert L. Wortmann, MD

English

Osteoarthritis

2012-02

Thitinan Srikulmontree, MD

English

Osteoartritis - Español

2012-02

Thitinan Srikulmontree, MD

Español

Osteonecrosis

2012-04

Susan Hylland, MD

English

Osteonecrosis of the Jaw (ONJ)

2012-09

Stuart Silverman MD

English

Osteoporosis

2012-03

Shreyasee Amin, MD, CM, MPH

English

Osteoporosis - Español

2012-03

Shreyasee Amin, MD, CM, MPH

Español

Paget’s Disease of Bone

2013-01

Roy Altman, MD

English

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

2013-03

Phil Hashkes, MD, MSc

English

Polymyalgia Rheumatica

2013-02

William P. Docken, MD

English

Polimialgia Reumática - Español

2013-02

William P. Docken, MD

Español

Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition (CPPD) (formerly called Pseudogout)

2012-09

H. Ralph Schumacher, MD

English

Formación de Depósitos de Pirofosfato de Calcio (CPPD)

2012-09

H. Ralph Schumacher, MD

Español

Psoriatic Arthritis

2012-09

Paul Emery, MD and Zoe Ash, MD

English

Artritis Psoriásica - Español

2012-09

Paul Emery, MD and Zoe Ash, MD

Español

Reactive Arthritis

2013-02

Vivian Bykerk, MD

English

Rheumatoid Arthritis

2012-08

Eric Ruderman, MD and Siddharth Tambar, MD

English

Artritis Reumatoidea - Español

2012-08

Eric Ruderman, MD and Siddharth Tambar, MD

Español

Scleroderma

2013-02

Peter A. Merkel, MD, MPH

English

Esclerodermia - Español

2013-02

Peter A. Merkel, MD, MPH

Español

Sjögren's Syndrome

2012-07

Christopher Wise, MD

English

Síndrome de Sjögren - Español

2012-07

Christopher Wise, MD

Español

Spinal Stenosis

2013-01

Christopher Wise, MD

English

Spondyloarthritis

2012-11

John D. Reveille, MD

English

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (Juvenile)

2012-07

Lori Tucker, MD and Sandra Watcher, RN, BSN

English

Takayasu's Arteritis

2013-02

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

English

Tendinitis and Bursitis

2013-02

Robert P. Sheon, MD, FACP

English

Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor Associated Periodic Syndrome (Juvenile)

2013-03

Phil Hashkes, MD, MSc

English

Vasculitis

2013-02

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

English

Additional Topics of Note

Disease or Condition

Date Updated

Author(s)

Language

Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)

2012-02

Joan Marie Von Feldt

English

Back Pain

2012-02

David Borenstein, MD

English

Dolor Lumber - Español

2012-02

David Borenstein, MD

Español

Clinical Research Trials

2012-02

Arthur Kavanaugh, MD

English

Exercise and Arthritis

2012-02

Marie Westby, BSc.PT

English

Ejercicio y artritis - Español

2012-02

Marie Westby, BSc.PT

Español

Herbal Remedies, Supplements and Acupuncture for Arthritis

2012-05

Donald Marcus, MD

English

Remedios naturales y a base de hierbas - Español

2012-05

Donald Marcus, MD

Español

Heredity and Arthritis

2012-02

Frank C. Arnett, MD and Shervin Assassi, MD

English

The Immune System and its Link to Rheumatic Diseases

2012-02

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

English

Joint Injection/Aspiration

2012-02

Lan X. Chen and H. Ralph Schumacher, MD

English

Joint Surgery

2012-02

Matthew J. Kraay, MS, MD

English

Living Well with a Rheumatic Disease

2012-02

Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals

English

Vivir Bien con una Enfermedad Reumática - Español

2012-02

Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals

Español

Neck Pain

2012-02

David Borenstein, MD

English

Pregnancy and Rheumatic Disease

2012-02

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

English

Sex and Arthritis

2012-02

Amye L. Leong, MBA

English