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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.
Note: Click on a table column to sort by that column.
| Disease or Condition |
Date Updated |
Author(s) |
Language |
| Antiphospholipid Syndrome |
2006-11 |
Pier Luigi Meroni, MD |
English |
| Síndrome Antifosfolípido - Español |
2006-11 |
Pier Luigi Meroni, MD |
Español |
| Carpal Tunnel Syndrome |
2006-12 |
Joseph J. Biundo, MD and Perry J. Rush, MD |
English |
| Fibromyalgia |
2006-06 |
Daniel J. Clauw, MD and Denise Taylor-Moon |
English |
| Fibromialgia - Español |
2006-06 |
Daniel J. Clauw, MD and Denise Taylor-Moon |
Español |
| Giant Cell Arteritis |
2006-06 |
William Docken, MD |
English |
| Gout |
2006-06 |
H. Ralph Schumacher, MD |
English |
| Gota - Español |
2006-06 |
H. Ralph Schumacher, MD |
Español |
| HCV-Associated Arthritis |
2006-10 |
Prof Pierre Miossec, MD, PhD [Lyon France] |
English |
| HIV-Associated Rheumatic Disease Syndromes |
2008-05 |
Luis R. Espinoza, MD |
English |
| Juvenile Arthritis |
2008-06 |
Leslie S. Abramson, MD |
English |
| Artritis en los Niños - Español |
2008-06 |
Leslie S. Abramson, MD |
Español |
| Lupus |
2008-06 |
Ellen Ginzler, MD, and Jean Tayar, MD |
English |
| Lupus Eritematoso Sistémico - Español |
2008-06 |
Ellen Ginzler, MD, and Jean Tayar, MD |
Español |
| Lyme Disease |
2008-06 |
Robert Kalish, MD |
English |
| Metabolic Myopathies |
2007-01 |
Robert L. Wortmann, MD |
English |
| Myopathies |
2008-05 |
Marc Miller, MD |
English |
| Osteoarthritis |
2006-06 |
Thitinan Srikulmontree, MD |
English |
| Osteoartritis - Español |
2006-06 |
Thitinan Srikulmontree, MD |
Español |
| Osteonecrosis |
2007-03 |
Kevin McKown, MD |
English |
| Osteonecrosis of the Jaw (ONJ) |
2008-06 |
Stuart Silverman MD |
English |
| Osteoporosis |
2006-06 |
Shreyasee Amin, MD |
English |
| Osteoporosis - Español |
2006-06 |
Shreyasee Amin, MD |
Español |
| Glucocorticoid-induced Osteoporosis |
2006-06 |
Shreyasee Amin, MD |
English |
| La Osteoporosis Inducida por Glucocorticoides - Español |
2006-06 |
Shreyasee Amin, MD |
Español |
| Paget’s Disease |
2006-10 |
Roy Altman, MD |
English |
| Polymyalgia Rheumatica |
2006-06 |
William P. Docken, MD |
English |
| Polimialgia Reumática - Español |
2006-06 |
William P. Docken, MD |
Español |
| Pseudogout |
2006-06 |
H. Ralph Schumacher, MD |
English |
| Psoriatic Arthritis |
2008-07 |
Paul Emery, MD, and Laura Coates, MD |
English |
| Artritis Psoriásica - Español |
2008-07 |
Paul Emery, MD, and Laura Coates, MD |
Español |
| Reactive Arthritis |
2006-12 |
Vivian Bykerk, MD |
English |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis |
2008-06 |
Eric Ruderman, MD and Siddharth Tambar, MD |
English |
| Artritis Reumatoidea - Español |
2008-06 |
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 |
2008-05 |
Christopher Wise, MD |
English |
| Síndrome de Sjögren - Español |
2008-05 |
Christopher Wise, MD |
Español |
| Spinal Stenosis |
2006-09 |
Christopher Wise, MD |
English |
| Spondyloarthritis |
2005-06 |
John D. Reveille, MD |
English |
| Tendonitis / Bursitis |
2005-05 |
Bruce M. Clark, RPT |
English |
| Vasculitis |
2008-05 |
Paul A. Monach, MD, PhD and Peter A. Merkel, MD, MPH |
English |
| Wegener's Granulomatosis |
2006-12 |
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 |
2004-05 |
Arthur Kavanaugh |
English |
| Exercise and Arthritis |
2006-06 |
Marie Westby, BSc.PT |
English |
| Ejercicio y artritis - Español |
2006-06 |
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 |
2006-07 |
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 |
2003-10 |
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English |
| Joint Surgery |
2007-03 |
Matthew J. Kraay, MS, MD |
English |
| Living Well with a Rheumatic Disease |
2005-01 |
Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals |
English |
| Vivir Bien con una Enfermedad Reumática - Español |
2005-01 |
Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals |
Español |
| Neck Pain |
2006-07 |
David Borenstein, MD |
English |
| Pregnancy and Rheumatic Disease |
2006-07 |
Guillermo Ruiz-Irastorza, MD, PhD, and
Munther A. Khamashta, MD, FRCP, PhD |
English |
| Sex and Arthritis |
2007-03 |
Amye L. Leong, MBA |
English |
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