Comprehensive evaluation of Lupus, Mixed Connective Tissue Disease, and Undifferentiated Connective Tissue Disease.

Do you have lupus? Are you alarmed at these symptoms, such as Raynaud's phenomenon, skin rashes, joint swelling, blood abnormalities, and renal disease? Are your blood tests causing more questions than answers? Lupus and the related autoimmune connective tissue disease can be a challenge both to diagnose and treat. Careful attention to your history, listening, explaining, and having room to be heard is important. An accurate diagnosis sets the stage for you to understand your treatment options better. Let Dr. Klaus clarify an often troubling and misunderstood autoimmune condition and help guide you toward hope for a better future.

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