Rheumatological diseases

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Rheumatological diseases

We have provided some useful links to reputable websites which will hopefully help you obtain information appropriate to your condition. This group of conditions which, with the exception of Fibromyalgia and Osteoporosis, will generally be diagnosed by a Rheumatologist in a specialist clinic.

Osteoporosis

Rheumatoid Arthritis

Ankylosing spondylitis

Psoriatic arthropathy

Polymyalgia rheumatica

Giant cell/Temporal Arteritis

Fibromyalgia

This is NOT an inflammatory condition so you will not need to see a rheumatologist for advice on this condition which causes chronic widespread pain with a whole range of associated features
Critically the blood tests will be normal and there is NO diagnostic test. It is a clinical diagnosis based on history and an examination with no evidence of inflammatory arthritis but often widespread trigger points.

Links are as follows:

There is a booklet available here: https://www.versusarthritis.org/about-arthritis/conditions/fibromyalgia/

Fibromyalgia UK
https://ukfibromyalgia.com/

Lupus

Sjogren's syndrome

Gout

Pseudogout