Rheumatology
Rheumatology is the medical specialty that deals with the treatment of rheumatic diseases, including its study, diagnosis, research, prevention and rehabilitation.
There are more than 100 rheumatic diseases that can affect the bones, joints, muscles and tendons, other organs such as heart, kidney, lung, nervous system, eyes and skin.
Surgeries and Specialty Procedures performed at the HPA Health Group
- Joint Infiltrations;
- Peri-articular Infiltrations;
- Viscosuplementation.
Exams
- Clinical Analysis;
- X-Rays;
- Joint and Soft Tissue Ultrasound.
Main Pathologies / Diseases
- Arthrosis;
- Arthritis (rheumatoid, psoriatic, juvenile idiopathic);
- Spondyloarthropathies (ankylosing spondylitis, Reiter's disease);
- Systemic erythematosus lupus and other connective diseases;
- Gout and other microcystic diseases;
- Osteoporosis;
- Peri-articular pathology (tendinitis, tenosynovitis, bursitis);
- Fibromyalgia.
Common Symptoms
- Chronic Joint Pain;
- Musculoskeletal pain;
- Joint stiffness;
- Joint deformity.
medical specialty available on the following units
- Dra. Cristina Catita
- Dra. Graça Sequeira
- Dr. Pedro Carvalho
- Dr. Pedro Carvalho
- Dr. Pedro Carvalho
- Dra. Sílvia Fernandes
- Dra. Cristina Catita
- Dr. José Vaz Patto