Media Release

Mangalore, Jul 10: Kasturba Medical College (KMC) Hospital will offer a special screening camp for Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) from July 11 to August 31. Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease that causes chronic inflammation of the joints.

The screening package will be available at a discounted charge of Rs 1350 which includes examinations like Complete Blood Count, ESR, CRP, SGPT, Serum Creatinine, Random Blood Sugar, TSH, Rheumatoid Factor, and Serum Uric Acid. The package also includes Diet Counseling and Consultation with Rheumatologist.

Dr Pradeep Kumar Shenoy, consultant rheumatologist at KMC hospital advised people suffering from suffering from joint pain, early morning stiffness in the joints, joint swelling or joint cracking when moving can go for the tests.

Dr Anand Venugopal, deputy medical superintendent said that one should not ignore the early signs of Rheumatoid Arthritis and should treat the disease at the earliest stage.

Autoimmune diseases occur when body's immune system mistakenly attacks its own tissues. Immune system contains special cells called antibodies which normally seeks and destroys invaders of the body, particularly infections. Patients with the disease have antibodies in their body which attack their own tissues, which can affect multiple organs. RA is a systematic illness and is sometimes called rheumatoid disease.