The Rheumatology Center treats a broad range of inflammatory, degenerative, and mechanical rheumatological conditions.
The center’s physicians diagnose, treat, and monitor diseases affecting the joints, muscles, tendons, and spine. Care is based on a personalized approach that includes a comprehensive clinical assessment, specialized investigations, and treatments tailored to each patient, with the aim of controlling symptoms, slowing disease progression, and preserving quality of life.
Inflammatory and autoimmune diseases
The Rheumatology Center specializes in the management of inflammatory and autoimmune diseases that require accurate diagnosis, specialized follow-up, and treatment adapted to the course of the disease.
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Spondyloarthropathies: ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis, and rheumatic disorders associated with inflammatory bowel disease
- Connective tissue diseases: systemic lupus erythematosus, Sjögren’s syndrome, polymyositis/dermatomyositis, systemic sclerosis, undifferentiated connective tissue disease, and overlap syndromes
- Vasculitis
- Polymyalgia rheumatica
- Autoinflammatory diseases: Still’s disease, familial Mediterranean fever, and rare autoinflammatory syndromes
Degenerative and mechanical conditions
Degenerative and mechanical musculoskeletal conditions are managed conservatively, with the aim of relieving pain, improving mobility, and preserving quality of life.
- Osteoarthritis and mechanical tendinopathies/bursopathies
- Conservative management of degenerative spinal disorders, sciatica, and lumbar spinal stenosis
Other conditions
The Rheumatology Center also treats other specific rheumatological conditions requiring targeted expertise and an individualized approach.
- Crystal deposition diseases: gout, calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease, and hydroxyapatite deposition disease
- Juvenile-onset arthritis in adult patients