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More than 75% of women with rheumatoid arthritis have symptoms improve during pregnancy but might have symptoms worsen after delivery. [20] Methotrexate and leflunomide are teratogenic (harmful to foetus) and not used in pregnancy. It is recommended women of childbearing age should use contraceptives to avoid pregnancy and to discontinue its ...
This article provides a list of autoimmune diseases. These conditions, where the body's immune system mistakenly attacks its own cells, affect a range of organs and systems within the body. Each disorder is listed with the primary organ or body part that it affects and the associated autoantibodies that are typically found in people diagnosed ...
Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is an inflammatory disease that's caused by an autoimmune condition. The condition occurs when bodily cells begin to attack and target their own healthy joint tissues resulting in redness, inflammation, and pain. Patients with RA may be given antiarthritics that are used to block inflammation and help prevent joint damage.
Symptoms in these patients can often mimic those of rheumatoid arthritis with similar stiffness and pain patterns. Joints in the fingers, wrist, and knee tend to be the most affected. [ 69 ] Other features commonly seen in patients with Lupus include a skin rash (pictured on the right), extreme photosensitivity , hair loss , kidney problems ...
Felty syndrome usually develops about 16.1 years after rheumatoid arthritis presentation, with increased risk in patients with a positive family history of rheumatoid arthritis. The disease follows the same pattern as rheumatoid arthritis and affects females 3 times more than males, is diagnosed in middle age, and affects the White population ...
Rheumatoid lung disease is a disease of the lung associated with RA, rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatoid lung disease is characterized by pleural effusion, pulmonary fibrosis, lung nodules and pulmonary hypertension. Common symptoms associated with the disease include shortness of breath, cough, chest pain and fever.
Rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, and undifferentiated spondyloarthritis are the most common subtypes of inflammatory arthritis. The diseases occur most commonly in the 30-40 age group. [2]
The most common type of childhood arthritis, juvenile idiopathic arthritis [JIA] (previously known as juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA) or juvenile chronic arthritis (JCA)) [11] can be divided into six main forms. The classification is based upon symptoms, number of joints involved and the presence of certain antibodies in the blood.