Dr. John Alden Ferriss MD
Rheumatologist | Rheumatology
40 Wright St Palmer MA, 01069Rating
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Dr. John Ferriss is a rheumatologist practicing in Palmer, MA. Dr. Ferriss 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. Ferriss 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- Diabetic muscle infarction: an underappreciated cause of a painful swollen extremity. Evaluation with magnetic resonance imaging.
- Reactive arthritis and psittacosis.
- Expression of c-myc, c-myb, and c-sis in fibroblasts from affected and unaffected skin of patients with systemic sclerosis.
- Lupus associated frosted branch periphlebitis and exudative maculopathy.
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