Pediatric Rheumatology
Services We Offer;
A. Rheumatology Polyclinic
9 polyclinics, 1 intervention room and 1 Treatment-Follow-up Unit provide examination and health committee service for our new clinic patients or patients in follow up.
B. Clinic Ward Unit: Patients require further investigation and treatment are hospitalized in our ward with the capacity of 21 beds as they are investigated and treated.
C. Consultation Services: Rheumatic consultation service is provided for more than 6000 patients while being investigated and treated in other branches as inpatients per year approx.
D. Rheumatic Intervention Room
Diagnostic Procedures To Be Applied
- Musculoskeletal System Ultrasonography
- Nailfold Assessment (Capillaroscopy)
- Synovial Fluid Analysis Arthrocentesis
- Pathergy Test
- Skin - Below The Skin Biopsy
- Salivary Gland Biopsy (inferior of the lip)
- Muscle Biopsy
Interventional Treatments Applied:
- Intraarticular or intramuscular injection treatments
E. Patient Treatment-Follow-Up Unit
Interventional Treatments Applied
- Biological Infusion Therapy Treatments
- Below The Skin and Intramuscular Treatments
Patient Training and Follow-up Practices
- Musculoskeletal System Exercise Programs
- Spine and joint movement measuring assessments
- Trainings for active rheumatic diseases
- Patient trainings for medicine to be administered.
- Assessment of the course of a rheumatic disease and treatment efficacy by measuring devices
Diagnose and Treatment in Rheumatology Clinic
1- Rheumatoid arthritis , Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis
2- Spondyloarthropathies Ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis (Psoriatic Rheumatism), enteropathic arthritis, reactive arthritis
3- Behçet's Disease
4- Familial Mediterranian Fever (FMF), amyloidosis
5- Connective Tissue Disorders
- Systemic lupus erythematosus, systemic sclerosis (scleroderma), mixed connective tissue disease
- Sjögren syndrome, Dermatomyositis, polymyositis, antiphospholipid syndrome
6- Vasculitis
- ANCA associated vasculitis (Granulomatosis with polyangiitis, Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis, Microscopic polyangiitis)
- Takayasu's arteritis, Temporal arteritis (giant cell arteritis), Polyarteritis nodosa
- Henoch-Schönlein purpura (IgA vasculitis), cryoglobulinemic vasculitis
7- Polymyalgia Rheumatica
8- Crystal Arthritis (Gout, Pseudogout)
9- Idiopathic Granulomatous Mastitis
10- Adult Still's disease
11- IgG4-Related Disease (Retroperitoneal Fibrosis), Sarcoidosis, Relapsing polychondritis
12- Osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, osteomalacia, Paget's disease