Dr. Hubert Irwin Caplan M.D.
Rheumatologist | Rheumatology
372 Washington St The Marino Foundatio Wellesley Hills MA, 02481About
Dr. Hubert Caplan is a rheumatologist practicing in Wellesley Hills, MA. Dr. Caplan specializes in the treatment of musculoskeletal diseases and systematic autoimmune conditions that can affect the bones, muscles or bones. Eventually, if not treated, these illnesses can also impact the skin, eyes, nervous system and internal organs. Dr. Caplan treats diseases similar to orthopedists but does not perform surgery. Often times, research is conducted to find potential alternatives for the patients illness.
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Evaluation of the eosin slide latex fixation test for rheumatoid arthritis.
- Presumptive sarcoid: bronchopulmonary disease, polyarthritis and foreign body reaction.
- Latex fixation for screening blood donors.
- THE USE OF LATEX FIXATION TESTS IN NON-RHEUMATIC STATES.
- Stethoscopes as neckwear.
- Rheumatoid disease without joint involvement.
- Latex-fixation test to screen blood donors.
- Treatment of decubitus ulcers by use of a water mattress.
- Defining polymyalgia rheumatica: comment on the article by Helfgott and Kieval.
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