Rheumatology: Rheumatology
represents a subspecialty in Pediatrics and Internal medicine, which is devoted
to sufficient analysis and therapy of rheumatic
diseases (including soft tissues, clinical
problems in joints, vacuities, heritable
connective tissue disorders and Systemic lupus erythematosus).
This field is multidisciplinary in nature, which means it relies on close associations
with other medical specialties.
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The specialty of rheumatology has undergone a countless of noteworthy advances in Present years, particularly if we consider the development of state-of-the-art biological drugs with novel targets, made possible by rapid advances in the basic science of musculoskeletal diseases and developed imaging techniques.
History of Rheumatology:
The term “rheuma” can be used back to the 1st century A.D., when
it had a meaning similar to the Hippocratic term “catarrhs”. Both of these
terms are derived from the term phlegm and refer to substances which flow,
which was one of the four major humors. The first known use in English is record
in the late 14th century.
Thomas Sydenham was an English physician from the past 17th century,
often called “the English Hippocrates”. He introduces the importance of
clinical inspection in the practice of medicine, basing his treatment actions
on practical experience rather than upon the theories of Galen. He suffered
from gout, a difficult form of arthritis, which he managed to explain in
detail.
The first clinical explanation of rheumatoid arthritis is accredited
to Landré-Beauvais in 1880. Although the disease appeared like to gout,
Landré-Beauvais pointed out that this infection shows several unique features –
namely a chronic course, majority in women, involvement of multiple joints from
the onset, and a significant reject in general health.
Key aspects of modern
rheumatology
Rheumatology has changed extensively over the last twenty years
from mostly inpatient based specialty with poorly effective treatment
modalities, to an outpatient based department with targeted and science-based
therapies. Still, one basic problem remains, and that is the difficulty of
defining the range of illnesses included in this field.
In addition, rheumatology offers miscellaneous prospects for
both clinical and scientific research. This field is certainly set to develop
even further in the future, as better assessment of disease, improved science,
the advance progress of new biomarkers and optimization of drug usage will help
address many challenges ahead.
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