Comprehensive medical evaluation of autoimmune inflammatory vasculitis.

Are you experiencing recurrent cases of lung inflammation not responding to antibiotic treatment, rashes, joint pain, kidney inflammation, or recurrent nosebleeds? Were you diagnosed with an autoimmune vasculitis in the hospital? now needing treatment options? Some cases require urgent hospital care, but once you are back at home, how best can you prevent these attacks on your lungs and kidneys? This potentially dangerous and disabling condition requires careful evaluation of your history, lab, and biopsy tests, and attention to detail to get you on a safer treatment path.

A team approach is required for these blood vessel inflammation conditions, and a community rheumatologist such as Dr. Klaus can be an essential link with your vasculitis expert, nephrologist, pulmonologist, and the hospital care team. Let us discuss what is possible, focusing on your care needs and preventing exacerbation and flare-ups. Let us together restore hope and give you rheum to stride.

Community services include:

• Reviewing of patient history and prior therapies

• Rheumatological examination

• Reviewing current lab tests and imaging

• Evaluation of disease activity

• Discussion of management options, including disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD) therapy