Rheumatology and Immunology Department

The Department of Rheumatology and Immunology of Tianjin First Central Hospital is one of the most professional and influential disciplines among Tianjin general hospitals. It is the Tianjin Standard Test Base for Thyroid Disease Diagnosis and Quality Control, and the Construction Center for Standardized Diagnosis and Treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension Related to Connective Tissue Diseases. The Department of Rheumatology and Immunology has an independent laboratory, Roche enzyme immunoassay system, fully automatic flow fluorescence diagnostic system, fully automatic protein analyzer and other advanced instruments, and carries out a variety of testing projects, such as: lupus erythematosus series, rheumatoid arthritis series, autoimmune liver disease series, bone turnover biochemical index series, antinuclear antibody quantitative detection, immunoglobulin subtype determination and cytokine determination, etc., providing a strong basis for clinical diagnosis of difficult and complicated diseases. Use joint MRI technology to diagnose early rheumatoid arthritis, dual-source photon CT to diagnose gout, joint ultrasonic examination to diagnose early rheumatoid arthritis, radionuclide treatment for inflammatory joint disease, biological agents to treat arthritis, immunoadsorption, and immunomodulation methods to treat connective tissue diseases, etc. Osteoarthritis combined with synovitis is a common disease in middle-aged and elderly people. The Department of Rheumatology and Immunology has introduced the technology of intra-articular injection of radionuclide phosphorus, which has enabled some patients to achieve better results.Common diseases currently diagnosed and treated by the Department of Rheumatology and Immunology include: rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, systemic lupus erythematosus, Behcet's disease, Takayasu arteritis, small vessel vasculitis, psoriatic arthritis, Sjogren's syndrome, dermatomyositis, adult Still's disease, fever pending investigation, connective tissue disease, associated pulmonary hypertension, IgG4-related diseases, polymyalgia rheumatica, gout, osteoporosis, autoimmune liver disease, etc.