Raising awareness about vasculitis among the general public as a part of world arthritis day observed on 12 th October 2022 . Early diagnosis and prompt treatment is the cornerstone for favorable outcomes.
Live interview on Daiji world channel as a part of nationwide awareness campaign for World arthritis day 2022. Arthritis is treatable is the mission statement of the world arthritis day campaign observed on 12 Oct 2022.
Rheumatoid arthritis is a common disease seen in more commonly women. It presents with pain, stiffness and swelling in the joints of hands, legs or most often both. If diagnosed early, the disease can be well controlled with medications. When patients are diagnosed with Rheumatoid arthritis or any other type of arthritis, the first or...
Rheumatoid arthritis can be a disabling disease which causes a lot of pain. It can hamper a patient from doing their daily tasks as well. Patients feel useless and dependent on others. This can cause a loss of self esteem…
A paraneoplastic syndrome(PNS) is medical problems that can occur in one part of the body due to cancer in another part of the body. A research of previous patients treated by them were presented by Dr Yogesh and Dr Vaibhavi in the Indian rheumatology conference in Guwahati. Both doctors are from Bengaluru,Karnataka. They described 14…
Myopathy literally means any disease in the muscle which can cause o weakness of the muscles. MYO- muscles PATHY- disease or suffering. There are various causes of muscle disease. Mitochondria are known as power house of each individual cell. Problems in the mitochondria can cause muscle weakness or other manifestations related to vision, hearing loss,…
Lupus (also called SLE) is a multi-system autoimmune disease which affects women of child bearing age group. Research in the US and other western countries had shown that lupus can affect a patient and her baby particularly during pregnancy. However it was not know whether the same occurred in Indian patients. A first of it’s…
Polymyalgia rheumatic (PMR) is an inflammatory disorder that causes muscle pain and stiffness especially in the shoulders. The symptoms are worst in the morning and are most commonly seen by women >50 years. Dr Yogesh and Dr Vaibhavi from Benglauru, Karnataka presented a report of a patient in the Indian rheumatology conference in Guwahati. A…
Vasculitis means inflammation of the blood vessels that causes changes in the blood vessel walls. Takayasu ‘s arteritis(TA) is a type of vasculitis that affects large arteries that can lead to blockages or narrowed arteries( stenosis) or abnormally dilated arteries( aneurysms). It is most commonly seen in young women. Glucocorticoids(steroids) is the standard treatment. A…
