The Rheumatology Service of the Germans Trias i Pujol University Hospital, led by Dra. Lourdes Mateo, is being consolidated as a Service with extensive experience in the field of autoimmune diseases, inflammatory joint rheumatisms, bone metabolic pathology and Pediatric rheumatology, among others. Its close relationship with other hospital services such as Dermatology, Radiology, Immunology, Pediatrics, Nephrology, Pneumology, Gynecology and Obstetrics or Anatomy-Pathology, among others, allows a comprehensive approach to the rheumatic patient.

The Rheumatology Service carries out its welfare activity in the hospitalization area, the multipurpose day hospital, the external consultations and the primary care centers linked to the hospital. The practice of diagnostic methods such as densitometry, capillaroscopy, musculoskeletal ultrasound, muscular, salivary, subcutaneous fat biopsies and the Schirmer lacrimal secretion test are also part of the portfolio of Rheumatology services at the Germans Trias Hospital.

It should be noted that it is linked to the Autonomous University of Barcelona, ​​both in terms of the degree of Medicine, and the Master's and PhD. He is also actively involved in the training of specialists in Rheumatology (MIR training program), as well as other specialties such as Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Internal Medicine, Family and Community Medicine, Dermatology, Nefrology, Immunology or Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology.

You can see information about the specialty for future residents on the Specialized Health Training page.

The Rheumatology Service of the Germans Trias i Pujol University Hospital, led by Dra. Lourdes Mateo, is being consolidated as a Service with extensive experience in the field of autoimmune diseases, inflammatory joint rheumatisms, bone metabolic pathology and Pediatric rheumatology, among others. Its close relationship with other hospital services such as Dermatology, Radiology, Immunology, Pediatrics, Nephrology, Pneumology, Gynecology and Obstetrics or Anatomy-Pathology, among others, allows a comprehensive approach to the rheumatic patient.

The Rheumatology Service carries out its welfare activity in the hospitalization area, the multipurpose day hospital, the external consultations and the primary care centers linked to the hospital. The practice of diagnostic methods such as densitometry, capillaroscopy, musculoskeletal ultrasound, muscular, salivary, subcutaneous fat biopsies and the Schirmer lacrimal secretion test are also part of the portfolio of Rheumatology services at the Germans Trias Hospital.

It should be noted that it is linked to the Autonomous University of Barcelona, ​​both in terms of the degree of Medicine, and the Master's and PhD. He is also actively involved in the training of specialists in Rheumatology (MIR training program), as well as other specialties such as Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Internal Medicine, Family and Community Medicine, Dermatology, Nefrology, Immunology or Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology.

You can see information about the specialty for future residents on the Specialized Health Training page.

Osteoporosis is a systemic bone disease characterized by a decrease in the amount of bone, which causes the bones to be more fragile and complicated with fractures. It is the most frequent bone disease: one in three Spanish women over 50 years of age is estimated to have osteoporosis, as well as one in 20 men. In the assessment of osteoporosis it is important to obtain a detailed clinical history to evaluate the presence of risk factors, as well as to perform a bone analysis and densitometry. Currently, there are numerous drugs that allow to increase the bone mass and reduce the onset of bone fractures.

Traditionally it was considered that osteoarthritis was an illness of the elderly. However, in recent years it has been identified as an illness that affects all the articulation including the cartilage (and its chondrocytes called cells), bone, ligaments and local musculature. Hand osteoarthritis is most frequent, followed by knee and hips. There are some diseases that favor the development of osteoarthritis such as inflammatory rheumatisms, endocrine diseases, anatomical or post-traumatic disorders. It represents the main cause of physical disability in industrialized countries.

It is an autoimmune systemic disease that can affect multiple organs such as skin, joints, kidneys, but it can also cause changes in blood such as anemia or decrease in the number of leukocytes or lymphocytes. The immune system is altered and becomes Agressor instead of protector of different parts of the body. Symptoms depend on the affected organ. Thus, patients with lupus may present a wide range of symptoms such as fatigue, fever, skin lesions, mouth abnormalities, joint pain or inflammation, among others. It can be potentially serious when vital organs like the heart, lungs, brain, spinal cord or bone marrow are affected. Currently, there are several treatments that allow the maintenance of the controlled autoimmune system and decrease the symptoms associated with this disease.

Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic inflammatory disease of autoimmune origin characterized by inflammation of multiple joints, but can also cause nonspecific general symptoms and extra-articular involvement. It is more frequent to women. The main clinical manifestation is pain, swelling and rigidity of the joints, often symmetrically (for example, both hands). There are currently many drugs that allow to control (even make disappear) joint inflammation. However, in the absence of proper treatment, the illness can lead to significant physical limitations and a deterioration in the quality of life.

The Rheumatology Service participates in clinical trials on new therapies, mainly in the field of inflammatory and autoimmune joint pathology.

He also conducts his own clinical and translational research. The lines of research currently under way are: study of elderly arthritis, evaluation of innate immune response in patients with psoriatic arthritis, effect of inflammation on bone metabolism, alterations of the heart rate in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus , others. Participates actively in working groups of the Catalan Society of Rheumatology and the Spanish Society of Rheumatology. The results of the research work are presented at national and international conferences and published in scientific journals.

The Rheumatology Service is linked to the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), both in terms of undergraduate and postgraduate education, and is accredited for the training of specialist doctors (MIR program).

Degree training
 

• Lourdes Mateo
• Laia Gifre

Postgraduate training
Members of the Rheumatology Service participate in postgraduate training in university master's degrees, as well as in the training of PhD students.

MIR training
The Rheumatology Service is accredited for the training of specialists in rheumatology (MIR program) according to the teaching guide and collaborates with the training of doctors of other specialties such as Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Internal Medicine, Medicine Family and Community and Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology.

Residents information

Teaching guide.

Continuing education
The scientific sessions of the service, which are held every Tuesday from the month of September to the month of July, are accredited by the Catalan Council for the Continuing Education of Health Professions