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Rheumatic fever
an inflammation of the joints and the heart following a respiratory infection with streptococcus
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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, systemic inflammatory disorder that may affect many tissues and organs, but principally attacks ...
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The two disease effect the immune system differently and a person having rheumatic fever may not always develop rheumatoid arthritis which mainly effects joints and bones.
Rheumatoid arthritis
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Rheumatoid arthritis
Classification and external resources
A diagram showing how rheumatoid arthritis affects a joint
ICD-10 M05.-M06.
ICD-9 714
OMIM 180300
DiseasesDB 11506
MedlinePlus 000431
eMedicine med/2024 emerg/48 pmr/124
MeSH D001172
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, systemic inflammatory disorder that may affect many tissues and organs, but principally attacks the joints producing an inflammatory synovitis that often progresses to destruction of the articular cartilage and ankylosis of the joints. Rheumatoid arthritis can also produce diffuse inflammation in the lungs, pericardium, pleura, and sclera, and also nodular lesions, most common in subcutaneous tissue under the skin. Although the cause of rheumatoid arthritis is unknown, autoimmunity plays a pivotal role in its chronicity and progression.
About 1% of the world's population is afflicted by rheumatoid arthritis, women three times more often than men. Onset is most frequent between the ages of 40 and 50, but people of any age can be affected. It can be a disabling and painful condition, which can lead to substantial loss of functioning and mobility. It is diagnosed chiefly on symptoms and signs, but also with blood tests (especially a test called rheumatoid factor) and X-rays. Diagnosis and long-term management are typically performed by a rheumatologist, an expert in the diseases of joints and connective tissues.[1]
an inflammation of the joints and the heart following a respiratory infection with streptococcus
Retrieved from en.wiktionary.org
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, systemic inflammatory disorder that may affect many tissues and organs, but principally attacks ...
57 KB (7,918 words) - 21:45, 2 November 2009
The two disease effect the immune system differently and a person having rheumatic fever may not always develop rheumatoid arthritis which mainly effects joints and bones.
Rheumatoid arthritis
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to: Navigation, search
Rheumatoid arthritis
Classification and external resources
A diagram showing how rheumatoid arthritis affects a joint
ICD-10 M05.-M06.
ICD-9 714
OMIM 180300
DiseasesDB 11506
MedlinePlus 000431
eMedicine med/2024 emerg/48 pmr/124
MeSH D001172
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, systemic inflammatory disorder that may affect many tissues and organs, but principally attacks the joints producing an inflammatory synovitis that often progresses to destruction of the articular cartilage and ankylosis of the joints. Rheumatoid arthritis can also produce diffuse inflammation in the lungs, pericardium, pleura, and sclera, and also nodular lesions, most common in subcutaneous tissue under the skin. Although the cause of rheumatoid arthritis is unknown, autoimmunity plays a pivotal role in its chronicity and progression.
About 1% of the world's population is afflicted by rheumatoid arthritis, women three times more often than men. Onset is most frequent between the ages of 40 and 50, but people of any age can be affected. It can be a disabling and painful condition, which can lead to substantial loss of functioning and mobility. It is diagnosed chiefly on symptoms and signs, but also with blood tests (especially a test called rheumatoid factor) and X-rays. Diagnosis and long-term management are typically performed by a rheumatologist, an expert in the diseases of joints and connective tissues.[1]
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