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.
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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