What are you looking for? Search Common searches: Departments, Hospitalisation, Professionals, Outpatient clinics, Health advice, Accreditations, Diseases, Diagnostic tests, Treatments, The birth of a child, Emergency, Visiting patients, Fulltext search Tipus de contingut Services and units Professionals Pathologies Health advices Health and wellness Diagnostic tests Treatments News Activities Centers - Any - Search Pathologies Rheumatoid arthritis Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic inflammatory disease that primarily affects the joints, although it can also compromise other organs. There is definitely a genetic component, but its cause is unknown. Pathologies Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) SLE is a systemic autoimmune disease. Under normal conditions, the immune system produces proteins (antibodies) to protect us from bacteria, viruses, and other foreign substances (what we call antigens). In autoimmune diseases lik Specialities Bone Metabolism Unit The Bone Metabolism Unit (UMO) focuses on detecting, treating, and monitoring patients with metabolic bone disorders. Our specialized care comprises pathologies ranging from osteoporosis, which is the most common of these di Specialities Clinical Trials Unit (UAC) The Clinical Trials Unit (UAC) within the Rheumatology Department was created in 2020 to provide support for clinical assays with medications that are backed by the pharmaceutical industry and research projects backed by investigators from the Rheumatology Department. Work is done in close collab Specialities Inflammation and Autoimmunity Unit The Rheumatology Department at Vall d'Hebron Hospital has a long and successful history of treating patients with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMID). The IMIDs are a group of systemic illnesses that share common characteristics and are of unknow Pathologies Immune-mediated adverse effects related to cancer immunotherapy Immunotherapy has revolutionised the treatment of some cancers in recent years. The immune system's job is to recognise and eliminate tumour cells, which prevents the appearance of tumours. However, when the tumour cells evade the immune system or it is not able to contain the tumour, that is whe Pathologies Paget's disease This is the second most frequent bone disorder, following osteoporosis. It affects 1.5-3% of the population over 65 years of age. It was described by Sir James Paget in 1876. In this disease, the natural process of the destruction of old bone Pathologies Osteomalacia and rickets Osteomalacia is a skeletal mineralisation disorder. The bones are soft and this causes deformation and fractures, even without trauma, especially affecting the pelvis, ribs, and spinal column. In addition, it can cause pain, especially in the spinal column, pelvis, legs, and ribs, as well as weak Pathologies Osteogenesis imperfecta Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI), also known as "brittle bone disease", is a genetic disorder that affects the production of collagen, a principal element in connective tissue and bone. These individuals easily sustain fractures, even without trauma. There are various types of OI, so symptoms can var Pathologies Preeclampsia This is a disease that typically occurs during pregnancy and one of the main causes of complications for pregnant women and new-born babies. It is characterized by high blood pressure and signs of damage to other organs, such as the liver and kidneys. Pagination Previous page ‹‹ Page 148 Next page ››