Symptoms & patterns that may lead to evaluation
You do not need to have every symptom below — and having one does not mean you have a particular disease. These are the patterns that commonly lead to a rheumatology consultation:
- Unexplained fever, fatigue, weight loss or body aches with raised inflammatory markers.
- Red or purple skin spots, recurrent rashes, painful ulcers or non-healing skin lesions.
- Numbness, tingling, burning pain, focal weakness, foot drop or wrist drop.
- A new persistent headache, scalp tenderness, jaw pain while chewing or new visual symptoms.
- Repeated sinus symptoms, nose bleeding, ear symptoms, cough, breathlessness or coughing blood.
- Blood or protein in urine, swelling, reduced kidney function or new blood-pressure concerns.
- Arm or leg fatigue or pain with activity, weak pulses or unequal blood pressure between limbs.
- Repeated mouth or genital ulcers, eye inflammation or symptoms affecting several organs.
Conditions that may be evaluated
Large Vessel Vasculitis - Giant Cell Arteritis and Takayasu Arteritis
Inflammation of the body's largest arteries, which can cause new headaches, visual symptoms, limb fatigue or unequal blood pressures.
ANCA-associated Vasculitis - GPA, MPA and EGPA
A group of small-vessel vasculitides that can involve the sinuses, lungs, kidneys and nerves, and require prompt immunosuppressive treatment.
Medium Vessel Vasculitis - Polyarteritis Nodosa (PAN)
Inflammation of medium-sized arteries that may cause skin ulcers, nerve symptoms, abdominal pain or hypertension.
Small Vessel / Cutaneous Vasculitis
Vasculitis limited mainly to the skin, appearing as red-purple spots or rashes, usually on the legs.
IgA Vasculitis
A small-vessel vasculitis, more common after infections, producing a purpuric rash with joint pain, abdominal symptoms or kidney involvement.
Cryoglobulinemic Vasculitis
Vasculitis caused by abnormal blood proteins that clump in the cold, affecting skin, nerves and kidneys.
Urticarial Vasculitis
A condition producing hive-like patches that last longer than ordinary hives and may burn rather than itch.
Behcet's Disease
A systemic condition characterised by recurrent mouth and genital ulcers, eye inflammation, skin lesions and sometimes vascular involvement.
How Dr. Baweja approaches diagnosis & treatment
Dr. Ashish Baweja combines a detailed clinical assessment with targeted investigations — blood tests and inflammatory markers, imaging, and where relevant procedures such as joint aspiration, nail fold capillaroscopy or biopsy — to reach an accurate diagnosis. Treatment plans follow current international (EULAR/ACR) guidelines and are personalised to your condition, lifestyle and goals, with an emphasis on achieving long-term remission and protecting quality of life.
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