what is rheumatoid arthritis?
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Rheumatiod Arthritis (RA) is concidered a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disorder that causes your immune system to attack the joints. This can occur anywhere there is a joint in the body, most commonly in the hands but can affect several areas at the same time. If you have RA, you may produce rheumatiod nodules, that form under the skin, these usually are not painful. It is said to be very painful and is very disabling. RA affects more than 2 million people, mostly women. RA is beleived to be caused by an infection, inheriting a gene that causes RA and hormones. The signs and symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis may come and go over time. They include:
Pain and swelling in your joints, especially in the smaller joints of your hands and feet
Generalized aching or stiffness of the joints and muscles, especially after sleep or after periods of rest
Loss of motion of the affected joints
Loss of strength in muscles attached to the affected joints
Fatigue, which can be severe during a flare-up
Low-grade fever
Deformity of your joints over time
General sense of not feeling well (malaise)
This is one of the autoimmune diseases and can occur in children as well as adults. The small joints of hands and feet became swollen, red and painful, and later ankylose and deform. Other joints are involved later in the disease.
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