ABOUT OF THE RHEUMATOLOGY

BRB Hospitals Limited has an International Standard Specialized Rheumatology department.

Department of Rheumatology at BRB Hospitals offers a comprehensive series of facilities to patients with rheumatic diseases (arthritis, vasculitis, musculoskeletal, autoimmune, and inflammatory diseases) which involve the joints and connective tissues such as ligaments, tendons and muscles.

BRBHL highly qualified Consultants are specialists in the diagnosis, management and treatment of rheumatologic disorders. The department works closely with patients to develop long-term pain management programs which are tailored to their individual needs.

Specialized laboratory tests, x-rays, cytopathology and chemical pathology of fluid, medication, physiotherapy and occupational therapy are offered by the hospital. Latest treatments like biologics, plasma pheresis and IV infusion therapy are available for the effective diagnosis and treatment of rheumatologic disorders.

OUR SERVICES:

Our Rheumatology Department provides services and treatment for a variety of rheumatic conditions.

The common rheumatology problems treated by our Consultant and specialists include:

  • Osteoarthritis
  • Arthritis (temporal, rheumatoid, inflammatory, and psoriatic)
  • Back pain
  • Behcet’s disease
  • Dermatomyositis
  • Fibromyalgia
  • Gout and pseudogout
  • Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA)
  • Lupus
  • Marfan’s syndrome
  • Mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD)
  • Neck pain
  • Osteoporosis
  • Arthritis (temporal, rheumatoid, inflammatory, and psoriatic)
  • Polychondritis
  • Polymgalgia rheumatia
  • Polymyositis
  • Reiter’s syndrome
  • Rheumatism
  • Sarcoidosis
  • Scleroderma
  • Shoulder pain
  • Sjogren’s syndrome
  • Spondylitis
  • Vasculitis
  • Wegener’s granulomatosis