Do You Feel Like the Tin Man? If you’ve ever watched The Wizard of Oz, you’ll remember the Tin Man—stiff, creaky, and...

Ankylosing spondylitis (pronounced ankle-oh-sing spon-dill-eye-tiss) is a form of arthritis that causes chronic (long-term) spine inflammation. Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) inflames the sacroiliac joints located between...

What Is Gout? (A Common Inflammatory Arthritis) Gout is one of the most common forms of inflammatory arthritis affecting adults today. According...

Systemic scleroderma is an autoimmune rheumatic disease characterized by excessive production and accumulation of collagen, called fibrosis, in the skin and internal organs, and by...

About Vasculitis Vasculitis refers to a large group of diseases that cause inflammation of the blood vessels. Vasculitis also called angiitis causes...

What Is Raynaud’s Phenomenon? Do your fingers or toes suddenly become cold, pale, and numb when exposed to cold temperatures? You may...

What Is Reactive Arthritis? Reactive arthritis is a type of inflammatory arthritis that affects the joints, eyes, urinary tract (urethra), and skin....

Gout is due to persistently elevated levels of uric acid in the blood This occurs from a combination of diet , other...

Lupus is an auto immune condition whereby the body’s immune system is attacked by healthy cells . Lupus can cause pain ,...

Sarcoidosis is an inflammatory disease in which granulomas, or clumps of inflammatory cells, form in various organs. This causes organ inflammation. Sarcoidosis...