The present and future of rheumatology Rheumatology is the youngest of the specialty disciplines in internal medicine. As an independent discipline, it has only a history of more than 10 years in our country.
Rheumatic diseases are the diseases that receive the most attention in rheumatology. They are all chronic diseases originating in connective tissues and joints. Medical workers should have a correct understanding of them and provide reasonable treatment.
Rheumatic diseases are mostly related to autoimmunity. With the rapid development of molecular biotechnology in immunology, the understanding of its etiology and pathogenesis and the detection of autoantibodies have been developed accordingly in clinical applications. , new biological agents for treatment have been actively verified, opening up new treatment directions for rheumatic diseases, thus improving the prognosis of these diseases and improving the quality of life of patients.