r/Rheumatology is a subreddit with 4k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses autoimmune disease, pain, lupus, autoimmune, and avn.
/r/rheumatology is a subreddit dedicated to the medicine of rheumatology. This includes both the clinical aspects of rheumatology and the research underlying arthritis and inflammatory disorders.
Popular Themes in r/Rheumatology
#1
Advice Requests
: "Recommendations in MN?"
18 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Hospitalized With No Answers"
7 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Rheumatologist recs northern VA"
1 post
#4
Ideas
: "6 years of unexplained rash – multiple biopsies, lupus diagnosed and ruled out years later, Hashimoto's, only prednisone helps. Looking for ideas."
1 post
Popular Topics in r/Rheumatology
#1
Autoimmune Disease
: "Looking for help with possible Autoimmune Disease"
4 posts
#2
Pain
: "Spondylorapathy Pain"
3 posts
#3
Lupus
: "Not even sure what symptoms are Lupus and which aren’t???"
3 posts
#4
Autoimmune
: "Looking for help with possible Autoimmune disease"
3 posts
#5
Avn
: "Avn secondary to PHOA ?"
2 posts
#6
Phoa
: "AVN secondary to Phoa ?"
2 posts
#7
Help
: "Looking for Help with possible autoimmune disease"
2 posts
#8
Gaslighting
1 post
#9
Rheumatology
1 post
Flair Used in r/Rheumatology
#1
Personal Health Question
: "Hospitalized With No Answers"
92 posts
#2
General Medical Question
: "Anyone else?"
22 posts
#3
Other
: "Medication day"
13 posts
#4
Anecdote
: "Teaching Hospital Dr Changes"
6 posts
#5
Medical Education / Training
: "Spinal Mobility Routine"
3 posts
#6
Science
: "CAR T study actively recruiting myositis patients (DM and JIIM)"
2 posts
Member Growth in r/Rheumatology
Yearly
+1k members(47.8%)
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Last updated: August 28, 2026