MultiCare Rheumatology Specialists - Tacoma

Rheumatic conditions involve the inflammation of different organs of your body, as well as your joints, which are their most common target. Often, rheumatic conditions are autoimmune in nature. This means your body abnormally creates inflammation affecting its own organs.

At MultiCare, our expert rheumatology team can assess you for rheumatic conditions. If it turns out you have a condition such as gout, lupus or another rheumatologic disease, we offer treatments designed to reduce inflammation, prevent damage and improve how you move and feel.

Common rheumatic conditions

Many rheumatic conditions cause pain and swelling in your bones and joints. Others affect the skin, blood vessels, lungs, sinuses, kidneys and, rarely, the nervous system.

Common rheumatic conditions include:

• Connective tissue diseases such as lupus, Sjogren’s syndrome, scleroderma and inflammatory muscle diseases
• Crystalline arthritis, such as gout and pseudogout
• Rheumatoid arthritis
• Spondyloarthropathies, which include ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis and inflammatory bowel disease-associated arthritis