Diseases and Conditions

These pages contain background information on some of the most common medications and therapies used to treat rheumatic disease, such as how they work, common dosages, safety tips, possible side effects, risks and things you should discuss with your health care providers if you are taking or considering these treatments.

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Spanish versions are available for most of the diseases and conditions pages. See the full list of diseases and conditions in Spanish or go to the English page and click the link on the right side of the page.

This information is for general education only. Please consult your rheumatologist for medical advice, diagnosis and treatment of your unique medical condition. For more details on how working with a rheumatologist can help you live well with rheumatic disease, read our article on the importance of following your treatment plan.


A

Amplified Musculoskeletal Pain Syndrome (AMPS) 

Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)

Antiphospholipid Syndrome


C

Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition (CPPD)

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Chronic Recurrent Multifocal Osteomyelitis (CRMO)   

Cryopyrin-Associated Autoinflammatory Syndrome (CAPS) (Pediatric)


D

Dermatomyositis (Juvenile)


F

Familial Mediterranean Fever

Fibromyalgia


G

Giant Cell Arteritis

Glucocorticoid-induced Osteoporosis

Gout

Granulomatosis with Polyangitis (Wegener's)


H

HCV & Rheumatic Diseases

Henoch Schönlein Purpura (HSP) (Pediatric) 

HIV & Rheumatic Diseases

Hyperimmunoglobulin D Syndrome (HIDS) / Mevalonate kinase deficiency (MKD)

Hypermobility (Pediatric)


I

IgG4-Related Disease (IgG4-RD)

Inflammatory Myopathies


J

Juvenile Arthritis (JIA)

Juvenile Dermatomyositis (JDM) 


K

Kawasaki Disease (KD) 


L

Localized Scleroderma (Pediatric)

Lupus

Lyme Disease


M

Metabolic Myopathies

Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C)


O

Osteoarthritis

Osteonecrosis

Osteonecrosis of the Jaw (ONJ)

Osteoporosis


P

Paget's Disease of Bone

Periodic Fever, Aphthous Stomatitis, Pharyngitis, Adenitis Syndrome (PFAPA) (Pediatric)

Polymyalgia Rheumatica

Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA) 


R

Raynaud's Phenomenon

Reactive Arthritis

Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) 


S

Scleroderma

Sjögren's Syndrome

Spinal Stenosis

Spondyloarthritis 


T

Takayasu's Arteritis

Tendinitis & Bursitis

Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor Associated Periodic Syndrome (TRAPS) (Pediatric)


V

Vasculitis

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