Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology
November 21, 2023 2024-07-29 6:48Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology
About the Department & Specialty:
Established : October 2017
Disease Profile Treated :
All types of Primary Arthritis – like Rheumatoid Arthritis, Ankylosing Spondylitis, Psoriatic Arthritis, Gout, Crystal Arthritis etc.
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus), Sjogren’s Syndrome, Inflammatory Myositis - Dermatomyositis, Polymyositis, Immune Mediated Necrotising Myopathy, Post Viral Myositis; Vasculitis - Large Vessel Vasculitis (Takayasu Arteritis, Giant Cell Arteritis), Medium Vessel Vasculitis (Polyarthritis Nodosa), Small Vessel Vasculitis (ANCA vasculitis, IgA Vasculitis), Soft Tissue Rheumatism (Fibromyalgia).
Timings & Holidays
Outpatient (OPD) :
Monday to Saturday – 09:00 am to 05:00 pm
Sundays & Public Holidays – Not Available
Emergency – 24*7
Services Available
Outpatient Services
- General OPD:
Timings & Schedule – 09 : 00 am to 05 : 00 pm
Inpatient Services
- General ward admissions:
Acute Flares of all Rheumatic diseases mentioned, Evaluation of complex presentations of rheumatic diseases, Day care infusions of Biologics (Rituximab, Infliximab, Tocilizumab), Immunosuppressives (Cyclophosphamide).
- Special Services:
- Intra-articular injections.
- Minor Salivary Gland Biopsy (Labial).
- Intensive Care:
Rapidly progressive glomerular nephritis (RPGN), Acute cytopenias, Macrophage activation syndrome (MAS), DAH (Diffuse Alveolar haemorrhage), Severe infections associated with treatment of rheumatic diseases.
- High Dependency:
Acute presentations and complications associated with diseases and medications.
Awards & Achievements
Awareness counselling, distribution of Education materials regarding rheumatic diseases on world arthritis day and world lupus day, Patient awareness cum education talks -SDM Doctor – AIR Akashvani Dharwad, FM radio and print media.
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