During a typical three-month period, the Department of Rheumatology will see more than 2,000 patients for more than 2,500 visits. Here are just some of the patient groups seen during the second quarter of 2002:
Diagnosis
Encounters
Patients
Rheumatoid Arthritis
721
563
Osteoarthritis
444
353
Osteoporosis
292
279
Inflammatory Arthritis
166
149
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
123
109
Psoriatic Arthritis
103
86
Polymyalgia Rheumatica
93
74
Scleroderma
26
25
Giant-Cell (Temporal) Arteritis
35
26
Polymositis/Dermatomyositis
50
39
Overlap Connective Tissue Disease
32
29
Sjogren's Syndrome
46
43
Polyarteritis Nodosa
166
149
Wegener's Granulomatosis
12
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