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Consulting a rheumatologist is necessary if you experience joint pain, swelling, redness, limited range of motion, or joint deformities; morning stiffness; back pain; unexplained fever; pronounced fatigue; Raynaud's syndrome (fingers turning white, red, or blue upon exposure to cold); sensitivity to sunlight (skin rashes, itching), and other related symptoms. A rheumatologist specializes in treating conditions such as osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, reactive and seronegative arthritis, gout (podagra), systemic lupus erythematosus, systemic sclerosis (scleroderma), inflammatory myopathies, vasculitis, and more.