Dallas Arthritis Center
Caring For Patients With Rheumatic Diseases
Caring for Patients with Rheumatic Diseases
Diseases
Dallas Arthritis Center specializes in treatment of painful conditions of the joints, including:
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Psoriatic Arthritis
- Gout
- Osteoarthritis
Connective tissue disorders, like:
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- Polymyositis
- Scleroderma
- Sjögren Syndrome
Inflammatory diseases of blood vessels, such as:
- Temporal Arteritis
- Wegener Granulomatosis
Related conditions like:
- Hepatitis C-Related Arthritis
- Antiphospholipid Syndrome
- Polymyalgia Rheumatica
- Tendonitis
- Bursitis
- Fibromyalgia
Resources
Disease Foundations
- American College of Rheumatism
- Arthritis Foundation
- Hughes Syndrome Foundation
- Lupus Foundation of America
- National Fibromyalgia Association
- National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
- Scleroderma Foundation
- Sjögren's Syndrome Foundation
- Spondylitis Association of America
- Vasculitis Foundation
Medications
- Anti-TNF (tumor necrosis factor):
Enbrel, Humira, Remicade, Cimzia and Simponi - T-cell co-stimulation blocker: Orencia
- B-cell depletion: Rituxan
- Anti-IL 6 inhibitor: Actemra
- SLE (systemic lupus erythematosus): Benlysta (Belimumab)
- Gout: Uloric (Febuxostat) and Krystexxa (Pegloticase)
- PDE4 inhibitor: Otzela (Apremilast)
- JAK inhibitor: Xeljanz (Tofacitinib); Olumiant (Baricitinib)
- IL-17 inhibitor: Cosentyx (secukinumab); Taltz (ixekizumab)
- IL-12/ IL-23 inhibitor: Stelara (ustekinumab)