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Overview
This department caters to the needs of patients with rheumatologic and immunological disorders. Patients with autoimmune diseases and immunodeficiencies receive care in the department.
The department is actively involved in the management of patients with following diseases
Rheumatoid arthritis
Psoriatic arthritis
Ankylosing spondylitis, Spondyloarthropathy
Systemic lupus erythematosus
Scleroderma
Dermatomyositis/Polymyositis
Several other connective tissue diseases
The prevalence of rheumatoid arthritis is about 1% in the community. Hence rheumatologic diseases are common and the department serves a large number of patients.
Pediatric Immunology and Rheumatology
The department is actively involved in the diagnosis and management of primary immune deficiencies and rheumatologic illnesses of childhood.
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Publications
Low-dose rituximab is efficacious in refractory idiopathic inflammatory myopathies
Janardana R, Amin SN, Rajasekhar L, Pinto B, Kodishala C, Selvam S, Shobha V Risk factors associated with COVID-19 in systemic lupus erythematosus: Results from a longitudinal prospective cohort
Abhishek Patil , Vineeta Shobha , Padmanabha Shenoy , Chandrashekara S , Sharath Kumar , Manisha Daware , Vikram Haridas , Ramya Janardana , Benzeeta Pinto , Chanakya Kodishala , Subramanian Ramaswamy , Nagaraj S , Vikramraj Jain , Yogesh Preet Singh , Shweta Singhai , Srinivasa C , Ramesh Jois , Vijay K Rao , Chethana Dharmapalaiah , Sangeetha Kn , Dharmanand Balebail Occurrence and outcome of COVID-19 in AIRD patients on concomitant treatment with Tofacitinib- results from KRA COVID COHORT (KRACC) subset
Pramod Chebbi , Vineeta Shobha , Vijay K Rao , Vikram Haridas , Ramya Janardana , Benzeeta Pinto , Sharath Kumar , Abhishek Patil , Roopa Tekkatte , Manasa Salanke , K M Mahendranath Neuropsychiatric manifestations are associated with increased mortality in Indian patients with lupus: A single centre retrospective observational study
Benzeeta Pinto1, Sumatha C Suresh1, Kodali Ramyasri1, Girish Narayan2, Deepa Susan3, Sandra Manuel1, Aishwarya Wodeyar1, Archana Shivanna1, Ramya Janardana1, Kodishala Chanakya1, B Sheba Charles1, Sangeetha K Nanjundaswamy1, Anu M Desai1, Raghunandan Nadig4 and Vineeta Shobha1 A prospective longitudinal study evaluating the influence of immunosuppressives and other factors on COVID-19 in autoimmune rheumatic diseases
Patil A, Chanakya K, Shenoy P, Chandrashekara S, Haridas V, Kumar S, Daware M, Janardana R, Pinto B, Subramanian R, Nagaraj S, Singh YP, Singhai S, Jois R, Jain V, Srinivasa C, Dharmanand BG, Dharmapalaiah C, Sangeetha KN, Rao VK, Shobha V. A Indian Rheumatology Association guidelines for the management of ANCA associated vasculitis
Dhooria A, Naidu GSRSNK, Misra DP, Pinto B, Adarsh MB, Jha S, Kumar RR, Chattopadhyay A, Sharma V, Mishra D, Acharya N, Mittal S, Jain S, Samanta J, Kavadichanda C, Dhooria S, Ramachandran R, Jois R, Sharma B, Balakrishnan C, Shobha V, Kumar U, Agarwal V, Dharmanand BG, Handa R, Sharma A Efficacy of Tofacitinib in Takayasu Arteritis Refractory to Biologic DMARDs-A Multicentre Study in Indian Patients
Vasanth P, Aithala R, Ganapati A, Patil A, Jain A, Pinto B, Jois R, Padiyar S, Mathew J, Shobha V, Danda D, Joseph G, Goel R Burden and determinants of cognitive impairment in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus patients: a cross-sectional study from a tertiary care centre in South India
Kodali RS, Pinto B, Salazar L, Selvam S, Mathew A, Janardhana R, Shobha V No Data available for Book chapters.
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Schedule
Dr. Vineeta Shobha - Monday, Friday
Dr. Ramya J - Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
Dr. Benzeeta Pinto - Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday (Special Consultation only)
Speciality Clinics
Dr. Vineeta Shobha - Lupus Clinic (Tuesday) : 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Dr. Ramya J - Scleroderma Clinic (Thursday) : 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Dr. Ramya J - Myositis follow-up Clinic (Thursday) : 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
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