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Camps and public awareness programs:
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Regular arthritis camps in the hospital as well as in surrounding
areas of Belgaum like Hubli, Goa, etc.
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Immunology camp for HIV/AIDS patients organized recently in
Chikkodi.
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Public awareness on HIV/AIDS and arthritis through regular articles
in English and vernacular press.
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Public awareness on HIV/AIDS through regular Essay, Debating and
Slogan competitions.
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Public awareness booklets on “arthritis” in English and Kannadda.
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Setting up of confidential HIV/AIDS helpdesk (queries dealt by
Consultants):
a. aidshelpkle@yahoo.co.in b.
Postal queries to AIDS helpdesk, Dept. of Clinical Immunology, KLES
Hospital and MRC, Nehru Nagar, Belgaum.
Conferences and Workshops attended/organized by the department:
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Organized Immunology & Rheumatology CME program 2006 in February
2006 at KLE Hospital, Belgaum.
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Faculty in IRACON 2006 on SLE and Pregnancy.
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Organized CME program in Immunology 2003 at KLES Hospital, Belgaum
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Organized CME program in Rheumatology 2004 at KLES Hospital,
Belgaum.
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Faculty in Immunology CME & workshops, at MS Ramaiah Medical
Teaching Hospital, Bangalore.
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Lectures at forums like IMA, IAP, KAPICON, JNMC scientific society,
etc.
Routine Minor procedures:
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Intraarticular injections: Knee, Ankle, Wrist, Elbow, Shoulder,
Small hand/toe joints, Hip (IP).
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Intratenosynovial/ enthesial injections: Trigger finger, De’
quervain’s tenosynovitis, Frozen shoulder (Periarthritis), Bicepetal
tendonitis, Tennis elbow, Golfer’s elbow, Anserine bursitis.
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Minor salivary gland biopsy.
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Skin biopsy.
When to visit a Clinical Immunologist/Rheumatologist:
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Any Joint pain/swelling back lasting more than 6 weeks
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Joint/Back pain associated with marked stiffness.
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Unexplained fever.
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Unexplained skin ulcer, rash or gangrene.
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Unexplained kidney failure.
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Multi-organ diseases.
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Patients with recurrent infections/chronic diarrhea/HIV/AIDS.
Some common joint diseases:
Rheumatoid
arthritis, Osteoarthritis, Ankylosing spondylitis, Gout.
Some mis-conceptions corrected:
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Joint problems (Arthritis) cannot occur in Children or young people:
In fact, these ages can have serious disease of joints.
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Joint diseases cannot be serious: Untreated Arthritis can not only
lead to permanent joint deformities but some serious arthritis like
Lupus, Vacuities can also lead to major complications including
death.
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I
cannot get arthritis since no one in my family had it: Arthritis may
have genetic influence but may not necessarily be seen in some
family members at one point in time.
For details/further information, contact:
HOD, Dept
of Clinical Immunology & Rheumatology,
KLES Hospital, Belgaum.
+918312473777 ex- 1338, 1363; +919448115208.
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