On the occasion of the ECU-UCL educational day on May 25, 2024, the author sought to predict the evolution of rheumatology by highlighting the decline in current rheumatic semiology, emergence of new diseases (particularly of environmental origin), contributions of network medicine, as well as the emergence of cell therapy.
What is already known about this topic?
Insofar as the author challenged himself to make predictions, he could only do so by basing them on perceived premises.
What does this article bring up for us?
The author imagined what future advances in rheumatic diseases would look like, based on his own expertise in systemic rheumatic disorders.
Key words
Rheumatology, future