Rheumatologists treat arthritis, certain autoimmune diseases, musculoskeletal pain disorders and osteoporosis. Listed below are a few of these diseases. Click on the links to learn more about each one. 

(The links below are from MedlinePlus.gov, a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health)

Rheumatoid Arthritis
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/rheumatoidarthritis.html

Ankylosing Spondylitis
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ankylosingspondylitis.html

Gout
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/gout.html

Lupus (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/lupus.html

Osteoarthritis
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/osteoarthritis.html

Osteoporosis
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/osteoporosis.html

Polymyalgia Rheumatica
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/polymyalgiarheumatica.html

Scleroderma
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/scleroderma.html

Vasculitis
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/vasculitis.html

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