Rheumatology

Doctor List

• Dr. Soumya Dey, MBBS, MD, DM (Rheumatology)

WHEN TO VISIT A RHEUMATOLOGIST:

The following are some of the conditions for which one should see a Rheumatologist :

• Joint pain or joint swelling

• Chronic low back pain with stiffness on waking up in the morning

• Rash

• Oral ulcers

• Unexplained prolonged fever

• Unexplained weight loss

• Fatigue

• Excessive sensitivity to sunlight (photosensitivity)

• Breathlessness / Dry cough (especially if one has been diagnosed with Interstitial Lung Disease)

• Unexplained blackening / gangrene of fingers or toes

• Color change in the fingers on exposure to cold (fingers becoming pale or bluish black)

• Unexplained redness in the eyes (especially if recurrent)

• Unexplained skin ulcers

• Painful nodules, especially if they are red

• Lack of pulses in hands or feet

• Unexplained low hemoglobin / platelet / WBC

• Dryness of the eyes and mouth

DISEASES TREATED BY A RHEUMATOLOGIST IN THE OPD CLINIC AND INPATIENT DEPARTMENT :

Contrary to popular belief, Rheumatology doesn’t only mean treatment of arthritis. There are a lot of diseases occurring in all possible age groups right from childhood to adulthood to old age, that should be treated under the primary care of a Rheumatologist, of which some of the more common ones are as follows :

• Rheumatoid Arthritis

• Ankylosing spondylitis/Axial Spondyloarthritis (SpA)

• Psoriatic arthritis

• SLE/Lupus

• Osteoarthritis

• Gout

• Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) (Childhood arthritis)

• Takayasu Arteritis

• Kawasaki Disease

• Sjogren’s syndrome

• Reactive arthritis

• Enteropathic arthritis

• Henoch Schonlein Purpura (IgA Vasculitis)

• ANCA associated Vasculitis

• Polyarteritis Nodosa (PAN)

• Myositis / Dermatomyositis / Polymyositis

• Scleroderma / Systemic sclerosis

• Adult Onset Still’s Disease

• Behcet’s disease

• Sarcoidosis

• Panniculitis / erythema nodosum

• Osteoporosis

• Anti Phospholipid Syndrome

• Mixed Connective Tissue Disease (MCTD)

• Fibromyalgia

RHEUMATOLOGY SERVICES PROVIDED AT RUBY GENERAL HOSPITAL:

• Daily Rheumatology OPD/Clinic (Monday to Saturday)

• Administration of Biologicals including Infliximab, Adalimumab, Golimumab, Secukinumab, Tocilizumab, Rituximab etc

• Joint injections/aspiration

• Administration of soft tissue injections

• Musculoskeletal imaging (X ray, USG, CT scan, MRI)