The Rheumatology Service at the International Turkish Hospital provides specialized treatment of all rheumatic diseases such as:

• Degenerative Arthritis (Osteoarthritis, Low Back Pain).
• Rheumatic diseases (Periarthritis, Tendinitis, Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome).
• Inflammatory Arthritis (Rheumatoid Arthritis, Arthritis Psoriatik, Spondilartropatitë Inflamatore etc.).
• Systemic Connective Tissue Disorders and Vasculitis (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Wegener’s Necrotizing Vasculitis and other forms of vasculitis).
• Metabolic bone diseases (Osteoporosis, Morbus Paget).
• Neuropathies such as Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.
• Autoinflammatory disease

The doctors of the Rheumatology Service at the International Turkish Hospital, in addition to working in this service, also offer consultations to aid in the diagnosis of patients admitted to other services of this hospital and who have presented, among other things, elements of rheumatic diseases.

In the Rheumatology Service at the International Turkish Hospital, the use of modern laboratory and imaging techniques enable a quick and accurate diagnosis of rheumatic diseases. In this direction, an important role is also played by:

• Hematological and biochemical examinations.
• Immunological examinations.
• The most modern imaging techniques starting from a digital X-ray to continuing with magnetic resonance MRI, PET-CT, musculoskeletal echography, etc.
• Collaborations with other specialities for obtaining biopsy and histopathological assessment of affected organs in the case of multi-organ effects from systemic inflammatory diseases of a rheumatic nature.

The Rheumatology Service at the International Turkish Hospital is structured in such a way as to offer a complete assessment and treatment service for rheumatic diseases through:

• Outpatient Service, where all patients who come to see a rheumatologist are welcomed.
• Day service in which mainly patients are hospitalized who do not need prolonged stays in the hospital but who need to carry out medical therapy for which dynamic follow-up is necessary for several hours by the medical and nursing staff, such as taking medicines intravenously (biological drugs, anti-osteoporosis drugs, etc.).
• Hospital service with beds in which patients are hospitalized who need a more careful evaluation and complete treatment until their health condition is stabilized.

Doctors of the Rheumatology Service at the International Turkish Hospital, in addition to working in this service, also offer consultations to aid in the diagnosis of patients admitted to other services of this hospital and who have presented, among other things, elements of rheumatic diseases.