Rheumatology

Rheumatology is a Subspeciality that deals with immune mediated & inflammatory diseases of joint, bone, muscle and connective tissues. The department of rheumatology is functional in SNHRC for the last 5 years. Outside CMC, ours is the only hospital in Vellore and surrounding districts which provides rheumatic care to patients. We have the state of art care facilities to diagnose all rheumatic problems.

Rheumatology is a Subspeciality that deals with immune mediated & inflammatory diseases of joint, bone, muscle and connective tissues. The department of rheumatology is functional in SNHRC for the last 5 years. Outside CMC, ours is the only hospital in Vellore and surrounding districts which provides rheumatic care to patients. We have the state of art care facilities to diagnose all rheumatic problems.

The Following Rheumatological Problems Are Treated Here

• Rheumatoid arthritis
• Psoriatic arthritis
• Ankylosing spondylitis
• IBD arthritis
• Systemic lupus erythematosus
• Antiphospholipid syndrome
• Scleroderma
• Sjogren syndrome
• Gout and other crystal arthritis
• Arthritis in children
• Viral arthritis including chikungunya arthritis
• Vasculitis
• Polymyositis, dermatomyositis
• Sarcoidosis
• Osteoarthritis
• Rhematic fever and poststreptococcal reactive arthritis
• All kinds of pain in neck, low back, shoulder, knee and feet pain