THINK YOU MAY NEED TO SEE A RHEUMATOLOGIST?
A Rheumatologist is a physician who diagnoses and treats diseases like Rheumatoid Arthritis, Psoriatic Arthritis, Lupus, Gout, Myositis, Vasculitis, Scleroderma, Sarcoidosis, Osteoporosis, Sjogren Syndrome, and many more. Fibromyalgia and Osteoarthritis do not require a Rheumatologist to manage appropriately. The majority of the diseases managed by a Rheumatologist are caused from the immune system abnormally attacking a person’s otherwise healthy tissues or organs. Such autoimmune diseases require special medications that suppress the immune system, and eventually decrease or stop further tissue damage and pain. Most physicians do not prescribe these immunosuppressive medications, so a Rheumatologist must be consulted. If you have been diagnosed with or are suffering from symptoms that suggest an autoimmune disorder, ask your primary care doctor for a Rheumatologist referral.