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Department of Rheumatology

Day Care Centre

The department has a fully functional six bedded day care centre which provides facilities for procedures like infusions of biologics and other affects like cyclophosphamide, intra-articular injections and aspirations and other diagnostic procedures like minor salivary gland biopsy, nerve biopsy, skin biopsy and muscle biopsy. Department also run a musculoskeletal ultrasound service and have been performing 150 to 200 scans and ultrasound guided procedures per month. Rheumatology day care is the best example of providing state of art patient care services in an economical way under resource constraint setting.

Department of Rheumatology

Consultations

The faculty and the residents see nearly 100-120 monthly consultations and referrals from different departments of AIIMS, New Delhi.

Department of Rheumatology

Laboratory services

The department has a fully functional clinical immunology laboratory catering to the entire AIIMS, New Delhi. Several immunological investigations e.g. RF, ANA (IIF), ENA Profile, C3, C4, ANCA (IIF), ASMA, Anti-LKM, Immunoglobulins, Anti-cardiolipin antibodies, Crystal Studies etc.) are routinely done. Department  currently has access to ELISA, IIF, LIA, LATEX agglutination, Nail Fold Capillaroscopy and Polarised Microscopy.

Department is also contributing to human resource in rheumatology by training physicians for various hospitals in India. Also, medical doctors from various countries have been provided training in rheumatology.

Department of Rheumatology

In patient services

The department currently does not have a separate ward and provides inpatient services in collaboration with unit 3 of Department of Medicine.