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Rheumatology (from Greek ῥεῦμα (rheûma) 'flowing current') is a branch of medicine devoted to the diagnosis and management of disorders whose common feature is inflammation in the bones, muscles, joints, and internal organs. [1]
The American College of Rheumatology (ACR; [1] until 1985 called American Rheumatism Association [2]) is an organization of and for physicians, health professionals, and scientists that advances rheumatology through programs of education, research, advocacy and practice support relating to the care of people with arthritis and rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases.
The Association has organized an annual meeting and published 2020 a new peer-reviewed journal Global Rheumatology by PANLAR (E-ISSN: 2709-5533). The Journal of Clinical Rheumatology became the official journal of the league in 2001. PANLAR is a partner organization of ILAR, International League of Associations of Rheumatology.
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Rheumatism [2] /ˈruməˌtɪzəm/ or rheumatic disorders are conditions causing chronic, often intermittent pain affecting the joints or connective tissue. [3] Rheumatism does not designate any specific disorder, but covers at least 200 different conditions, including arthritis and "non-articular rheumatism", also known as "regional pain syndrome" or "soft tissue rheumatism".
International League of Associations of Rheumatology (ILAR [1]) is an international body of the associations of Rheumatologists from around the world.It comprises partner organisations PANLAR, Pan American League of Associations for Rheumatology, EULAR, European League against Rheumatism, APLAR, Asia Pacific League of Associations of Rheumatology and AFLAR, African League of Associations for ...
The society is co-publisher together with BMJ of a medical journal, the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, and organises an annual scientific meeting, the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology. [2] The society also publishes recommendations for the diagnosis and therapy of various rheumatic musculoskeletal diseases (RMD).
Rheumatology is a specialised branch of medicine mainly involved in treating arthritis and vasculitis syndromes. Subcategories. This category has the following 8 ...