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If you or a loved one experience unexplained joint pain, redness, swelling, fatigue, loss of appetite or similar symptoms or you just don’t feel well, your immune system may be out of balance. Because your immune system produces antibodies that can destroy harmful substances, you want to find out what’s happening as quickly as possible and reduce potential damage to healthy tissues.
Start on your path to better health by meeting first with your primary care doctor to discuss your symptoms and the option for a referral to OU Health’s rheumatology specialists in Oklahoma City or Tulsa. OU Health’s rheumatologists, the expert specialty physicians who diagnose and treat rheumatic diseases, work with you to get a complete picture of your condition, develop an accurate diagnosis and create an evidence-based treatment plan to help improve your specific situation.
Find out more about your options for care, get a second opinion
or make an appointment with one of our specialists.
Because many immune system disorders share the same symptoms and may affect multiple areas of your body, you may experience some of these common symptoms:
At OU Health, you’ll find expert rheumatologists who provide specialized care and treatment for many autoimmune disorders, including:
Beyond providing you with direct care, your OU Health rheumatologists serve as faculty at the University of Oklahoma, where they work with the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF) to explore and develop advanced treatments for many autoimmune conditions. You benefit from this pioneering research by gaining early access to innovative approaches that emerge through participation in clinical trials.
At OU Health, you and your care team also can take advantage of groundbreaking autoantibody testing through a specialized CLIA-approved laboratory that meets federal regulatory requirements for accuracy, reliability and timeliness and serves as the gold standard for all of Oklahoma and the surrounding states.
The high-quality Reichlin or Lupus Profile Test information helps your doctors deliver a precise diagnosis and determine appropriate care for your specific condition, which may include the latest drugs to reduce inflammation and immune response.
Multiple autoimmune conditions can occur at the same time, which often creates challenges to finding an accurate diagnosis. That’s why you want to choose OU Health’s expert rheumatologists who hold years of experience in providing direct care and also help educate the next generation of specialists in the diagnosis, treatment and exploration of autoimmune disease.
Your OU Health rheumatologists collaborate with our autoimmune research specialists and bring together their extensive rheumatology education and experience in autoimmune disorders as they work with you to develop both an exact diagnosis and a comprehensive, individualized treatment plan tailored to your needs.