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Introduction[edit | edit source]
Historically, "rheumatism" was a term used to describe a range of painful conditions affecting muscles, tendons, joints, and bones. Nowadays, we prefer the more precise term "rheumatic disease." Rheumatic disease RD is a comprehensive term encompassing arthritis and various other conditions, it encompasses over 200 different conditions, musculoskeletal system be the most affected system it is sometimes named musculoskeletal diseases, some of it's condition involving the immune system when mistakenly attacking the body's own tissues, which can lead to autoimmunity.
It is divided into:
- Autoimmune disease.
- Autoinflammatory disease.
- Degenerative/ metabolic disorders.
General Classification of Rheumatic Diseases[edit | edit source]
Autoimmune | Autoinflammatory | Degenerative/ metabolic disorders |
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Systemic lupus erythematosusRheumatoid arthritisSystemic sclerosis
Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies Antiphospholipid syndrome Sjogren’s syndrome Primary vasculitis |
Familial Mediterranean fever
Mevalonate kinase deficiencies Muckle-Wells syndrome Familial cold urticaria NOMID syndrome NLRP12-associated syndrome/NLRP12-associated periodic fever syndrome PAPA syndrome Chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitisAdult-onset Still disease |
OsteoarthritisOsteoporosis
Parathyroid disorders Paget’s diseaseCalcium and phosphorus disorders (Hypercalcemia/ Hypocalcemia/ Hyperphosphatemia/ Hypophosphatemia) Vitamin D deficiency/osteomalacia Renal osteodystrophy Gout HemochromatosisOchronosis |