Current Perspectives and Gaps in the Diagnosis and Management of Rheumatic Diseases
A special issue of Diagnostics (ISSN 2075-4418). This special issue belongs to the section "Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 1016
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The diagnosis and management of rheumatic diseases remain challenging due to the complexity of the immune system, heterogeneity in presentation, diagnostic dilemmas, and gaps in management. More than 100 rheumatic diseases have been identified, encompassing a spectrum from degenerative diseases such as osteoarthritis to prototypical autoimmune inflammatory disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, vasculitis, spondyloarthritis, and others to auto-inflammatory syndromes. Rheumatic diseases affect up to one-third of the general population [1]. Furthermore, the impact on the quality of life, both in terms of morbidity and in the number of years lost, is tremendous [1]. In this Special Issue entitled "Current Perspectives and Gaps in the Diagnosis and Management of Rheumatic Diseases," we invite investigators to contribute original research or review articles that focus on the current understanding of rheumatic diseases, with a focus on various perspectives and gaps in their diagnosis and management.
References:
Salaffi F, Di Carlo M, Carotti M, Farah S, Ciapetti A, Gutierrez M. The impact of different rheumatic diseases on health-related quality of life: a comparison with a selected sample of healthy individuals using SF-36 questionnaire, EQ-5D and SF-6D utility values. Acta Biomed. 2019 Jan 15;89(4):541–557.
Dr. Vikas Majithia
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- rheumatology
- rheumatic diseases
- inflammatory connective tissue diseases
- rheumatoid arthritis
- systemic lupus erythematosus
- vasculitis
- spondyloarthritis
- scleroderma
- osteoarthritis
- current perspective
- diagnosis
- treatment
- management
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