Established in 1995, the rheumatology and immunology department of liaocheng people's hospital is a specialized institution for rheumatology and immunology, which integrates medical treatment, teaching and scientific research. Its medical level and service quality enjoy a high reputation in local provinces and cities around Shanxi, Hebei, Shandong and Henan. It is also the earliest professional subject for rheumatism treatment in Liaocheng. In 2015, it was appraised as the key clinical specialty of Shandong Province by Shandong Provincial Health Planning Commission.

    The rheumatology and immunology department is equipped with ward, rheumatology expert clinic, gout clinic and rheumatology clinical laboratory. The ward is located in area B on the 9th floor, with 30 beds. Outpatient department for rheumatism and gout, with about 15,000 outpatient visits each year. Among them, gout clinic is convenient for the patients with gout whose incidence is rising. The detection of serum uric acid and uric acid is carried out, which can better guide the patients'life health care and drug treatment.

    Professional and technical teams of departments form a reasonable echelon. At present, there are 2 chief physicians, 5 attending physicians and 2 resident physicians. Many people are studying in Beijing Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing 301 Hospital and Beijing Guang'anmen Hospital. There are 1 doctoral student and 5 master's degree students in rheumatism specialty. Shi Yanjun is the director of the department.

    The professional and technical features of the department are outstanding. It mainly treats rheumatism, rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, gout, psoriatic arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, sjogren's syndrome, multiple myositis, dermatomyositis, scleroderma, vasculitis, behcet's disease, arteritis and other rheumatic immune diseases. It is good at diagnosis and treatment of various arthritis, arthralgia, and fever of unknown cause for a long time. In Liaocheng City, we took the lead in the treatment of severe systemic lupus erythematosus with high dose of prednisolone. Biologicals (Iseprop, Johnson, Liquor, Yamerol, Merohua) were used to treat refractory ankylosing spondylitis, rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus and other rheumatic diseases. Mesenchymal stem cells were used to treat systemic lupus erythematosus, systemic sclerosis and other connective tissue diseases. It improves the cure rate of rheumatism and the success rate of rescuing severe patients.

    The hospital attaches importance to the development of rheumatology and immunology department. The laboratory of rheumatology and immunology was established, and 2 doctoral talents were enrolled, independently carried out anti-nuclear antibody (IF-ANA), anti-nuclear antibody spectrum (ANA-15), anti-double-stranded DNA, ss-DNA, SM, u1RNP/sm, SSA, SSB, SCL-70, JO-1, anti-ribosomal P protein antibody, ribosome, histone, anti-centromeric antibody, Acl, mitochondrial antibody (AMA-2), ENA spectrum, vasculitis spectrum (ANCA-3), ASMA, anti-cytolining protein, rheumatoid factor typing, anti-ringmelon. Amino acid polypeptide antibodies (alpha-CCP), AKA, LC-1, LKM-1. Rheumatism Laboratory is the only specialized laboratory in our city which mainly detects rheumatism laboratory items. The pathological mechanism of rheumatism and immune diseases was also discussed.

    Department telephone: 0635-8272293, 8272290