
Dr. Alan N Brown MD
Rheumatologist | Rheumatology
11402 ANDERSON RD GREENVILLE SC, 29611About
Dr. Alan Brown is a rheumatologist practicing in Charleston, SC. Dr. Brown 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. Brown treats diseases similar to orthopedists but does not perform surgery. Often times, research is conducted to find potential alternatives for the patients illness.
Education and Training
Med Univ of Sc Coll of Med, Charleston Sc 1993
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Rheumatology
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Diagnosis and management of early rheumatoid arthritis.
- Multicentric reticulohistiocytosis responding to tumor necrosis factor-alpha inhibition in a renal transplant patient.
- Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-positive crescentic glomerulonephritis in scleroderma--a different kind of renal crisis.
- Case report of unilateral eosinophilic fasciitis in a Vietnamese woman.
- Repository corticotropin injection in patients with refractory psoriatic arthritis: a case series.
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Practice At 2860 Tricom St
2860 Tricom St -Charleston, SC 29406Get Direction
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