What are the common rheumatic diseases?

  Connective tissue disease: rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, systemic sclerosis (scleroderma), dry syndrome, polymyositis dermatomyositis, undifferentiated connective tissue disease, mixed connective tissue disease, overlap syndrome.  Spondyloarthropathies: ankylosing spondylitis, Wright’s syndrome, reactive arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, inflammatory bowel arthritis, undifferentiated spondyloarthropathy.  Common osteoarthritis: osteoarthritis, cervical spondylosis, lumbar disc herniation, gout, osteoporosis.  Infectious arthritis: rheumatic fever (rheumatoid arthritis), Lyme disease, viral arthritis.  Vasculitis: aortitis, giant cell arteritis, nodular polyarteritis, cutaneous nodular polyarteritis, thrombo-occlusive vasculitis, Kawasaki disease, allergic purpura, Wegener’s granulomatosis, microscopic vasculitis, allergic granulomatous vasculitis, leukodystrophy, rheumatic polymyalgia and vasculitis secondary to connective tissue disease.  Common symptoms of rheumatic immune diseases: joint swelling and pain, joint deformity, neck and shoulder pain, heel pain, muscle pain, muscle weakness, recurrent lumbosacral pain, chronic unexplained fever, recurrent oral ulcers, hair loss, photosensitivity, rash (mainly on the face and shin front), reticular bruises, Raynaud’s phenomenon (fingers and toes turn white, purple and red when cold), dry mouth and eyes, hardened skin, dizziness, numbness of hands and feet.