caused by arthritis
Ibrahim Al-Hammoud, a consultant in internal medicine, joint diseases and rheumatology, head of the rheumatology unit in King Fahd Medical City, head of the organizing committee for the event of the awareness day for joint diseases, said that rheumatoid disease - arthritis - affects 1 per cent of the world''s population, which is one of the widespread rheumatism diseases, indicating that Every year, 41 patients are diagnosed per 100,000 people, and this number increases with age to reach 55, according to global studies.
Al-Hammoud called during the awareness day event for rheumatism patients organized by King Fahd Medical City today, in the presence of Dr. Mazen Al-Suhaibani, the co-executive director of the medical departments in the city, for early diagnosis of back pain resulting from arthritis that often affects adults between 25-40 years old, and differs from Those mechanical pains (roughness - friction) that most often affect the elderly.
He added that King Fahd Medical City is currently working on establishing a database for rheumatism patients to become one of the first health facilities that have sufficient information about rheumatism diseases in Saudi Arabia, and that it receives large numbers of patients from various regions of the Kingdom, in addition to providing the necessary treatment services, and the King City was distinguished Medical Fahd, with the presence of highly qualified medical staff, providing the necessary diagnostic tests, and a variety of medical drugs, including biological drugs.
The event aims to educate the community about the importance of early diagnosis and the use of appropriate medicines for rheumatic diseases, introducing inflammatory back disease (ankylosingitis), psoriatic arthritis, and providing information about SLE.
