Rheumatology

The department leverages cutting-edge technology to deliver accurate diagnoses and advanced treatments for rheumatic conditions. Equipped with state-of-the-art imaging and diagnostic tools, our department ensures high-precision care, while embracing healthcare innovation for better patient outcomes. 

Our department focuses on the diagnosis and management of rheumatic and autoimmune conditions: 

• Rheumatoid Arthritis: A chronic autoimmune disease in which the immune system mistakenly attacks the joints, causing inflammation, pain, and stiffness.
• Gout: A type of inflammatory arthritis, i.e., joint pain and stiffness, characterised by the painful buildup of uric acid within joints.
• Osteoarthritis: A degenerative disease characterised by gradual loss of protective cartilage, leading to joint pain, stiffness, and limited movement.
• Osteoporosis: A condition in which the bones become weak and are more likely to be fractured.
• Ankylosing Spondylitis: A chronic inflammatory disease associated with the inflammation of the joints in the spine, resulting in back pain and stiffness, and sometimes, the fusion of vertebrae.
• Psoriatic Arthritis: A form of spondyloarthritis linked to psoriasis that can inflame the spine and/or other joints. Psoriasis is a chronic autoimmune skin condition in which the immune system mistakenly attacks healthy skin cells, causing the formation of thick, scaly patches.
• Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (formerly called Wegener's Granulomatosis): A rare type of vasculitis characterised by the inflammation of blood vessels, and commonly, the formation of necrotising granulomas, i.e., regions of tissue inflammation where the tissue is dead. The condition often affects lungs, and kidneys.
• Reactive Arthritis: A type of inflammatory arthritis in which an infection in another part of the body causes joint pain and swelling.
• Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A chronic autoimmune condition in which the immune system mistakenly attacks healthy organs/tissues.
• Scleroderma (Systemic sclerosis): A group of rare, chronic rheumatic diseases characterised by the tightening and stiffening of the skin and damage to internal organs and blood vessels.
• Polymyositis: A rare, chronic autoimmune condition in which the immune system mistakenly attacks the muscles, causing weakness and pain.
• Vasculitis: An autoimmune disease characterised by the inflammation of the blood vessels in the body.
• Takayasu’s arteritis: A rare type of vasculitis characterised primarily by the inflammation of the aorta (the blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the rest of the body) and its branches and the pulmonary artery (the blood vessel that carries blood from the lungs to the heart).
• Kawasaki Disease: A type of vasculitis occurring mostly in children. It is typically characterised by the inflammation of the small to medium-sized blood vessels, especially, the coronary arteries (blood vessels that supply oxygen to the heart).