Rheumatology

Rheumatic Diseases – Symptoms

Rheumatic Diseases comprise a heterogeneous group of disorders of the connective tissue, joints and bones in which musculo-skeletal pain and stiffness are the prominent symptoms. It affects people of all ages and ethnic groups and are the commonest cause of physical impairment in the community.

The most common symptom of rheumatic disease, is joint pain and if it is due to an inflammatory cause, then the pain may be associated with joint swelling and stiffness and perhaps other systemic complaints.

However, joint pain need not necessarily imply a rheumatic disease; therefore any patient with joint symptoms, would need proper evaluation to determine the cause.