A rheumatologist is concerned with diagnosing and treating rheumatic diseases which include, among others:
- Diseases of the bone and joint system (osteoarticular system) such as: degenerative disease of the joints, rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory spondyloarthropathies (ankylosing arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis).
- Osteoporosis.
- Autoimmune diseases, e.g. systemic lupus, erythematosus.
- Myositis: dermatomyositis, polymyositis.
- Vasculitis: e.g giant cell arthritis vasculitis.