Conditions & symptoms
Expert rheumatology review of unexplained symptoms, abnormal autoimmune tests, and complex diagnoses with Jonathan S. Hausmann, MD, an adult and pediatric rheumatologist.
Adults and children in Massachusetts, Florida, and Colorado. No prior diagnosis required.
Comprehensive consultation: $999 · HSA/FSA accepted · Insurance is not billed.
When a rheumatology consultation may help
Symptoms without clear answers: persistent joint pain, swelling, stiffness, rashes, mouth ulcers, recurrent fevers, or unexplained fatigue.
Abnormal test results: a positive ANA, elevated inflammatory markers, or autoimmune laboratory findings that need to be interpreted alongside your symptoms.
An uncertain diagnosis: conflicting opinions, symptoms affecting several body systems, or concern about a rare inflammatory condition.
Treatment questions: symptoms continuing despite treatment, medication side effects, or decisions about steroids, methotrexate, biologics, and other immunosuppressive medicines.
Not everyone with these symptoms has an autoimmune disease. Your consultation can help clarify whether a rheumatic condition may be contributing and which next steps to discuss with your local clinicians.
Understand your symptoms and test results
Making sense of an ANA result · Clues to joint pain · Recurrent fevers in children · All rheumatology guides
Conditions we evaluate
Autoimmune & connective tissue conditions
Lupus, Sjögren's disease, mixed or undifferentiated connective tissue disease, systemic sclerosis (scleroderma), inflammatory myositis and dermatomyositis, antiphospholipid syndrome, and Raynaud's phenomenon.
Inflammatory arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, juvenile idiopathic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis and axial spondyloarthritis, reactive arthritis, and crystal arthritis, including gout and pseudogout.
Recurrent fevers & autoinflammatory conditions
PFAPA syndrome, familial Mediterranean fever (FMF), TRAPS, mevalonate kinase deficiency (hyper-IgD syndrome), cryopyrin-associated periodic syndromes (CAPS), adult-onset Still's disease, and systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis.
Vasculitis & systemic inflammatory conditions
ANCA-associated vasculitis, giant cell arteritis, Behçet's disease, sarcoidosis, IgG4-related disease, and relapsing polychondritis.
Pediatric rheumatology
Juvenile idiopathic arthritis, pediatric lupus, juvenile dermatomyositis, recurrent fever syndromes, pediatric vasculitis, chronic nonbacterial osteomyelitis (CNO/CRMO), and uveitis associated with rheumatic disease. Consultations address the child's history and the family's questions.
Widespread pain, fatigue & hypermobility
Fibromyalgia, chronic widespread pain, fatigue syndromes, hypermobility-related symptoms, and amplified musculoskeletal pain syndromes. The focus is on assessing whether inflammatory or autoimmune disease may be contributing, and clarifying appropriate next steps.
A careful review. A clear next step.
Jonathan S. Hausmann, MD, is a Harvard-trained, board-certified adult and pediatric rheumatologist. Your $999 comprehensive consultation includes medical record review, a virtual visit, written recommendations, and collaboration with your local physicians. Within five business days after completing your intake, you will complete your consultation and receive your written report.
With your permission, we can help retrieve records electronically from many hospitals and clinics. You can also securely provide additional records, photographs, or videos for review.
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Outside Massachusetts, Florida, or Colorado? A nationwide physician-to-physician chart review can provide recommendations to your treating clinician without a patient visit.
This service is not for emergencies and does not replace an in-person examination when one is needed.