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  2. Rheumatoid factor - Wikipedia

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    There is an association between rheumatoid factor and more persistently active synovitis, more joint damage, greater eventual disability and arthritis. [12] [13] Other than in rheumatoid arthritis, rheumatoid factor may also be elevated in other conditions, including: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) [14] [15] Sjögren syndrome [14] [15]

  3. Arthritis - Wikipedia

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    Rheumatoid arthritis patients often have high erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR, also known as sed rate) or C-reactive protein (CRP) levels, which indicates the presence of an inflammatory process in the body. Anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide (anti-CCP) antibodies and rheumatoid factor (RF) are two more common blood tests.

  4. Rheumatoid arthritis - Wikipedia

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    The typical rheumatoid nodule may be a few millimetres to a few centimetres in diameter and is usually found over bony prominences, such as the elbow, the heel, the knuckles, or other areas that sustain repeated mechanical stress. Nodules are associated with a positive RF (rheumatoid factor) titer, ACPA, and severe erosive arthritis. Rarely ...

  5. Your Gout Guide: From Symptoms to Treatment - AOL

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    Gout causes painful swelling, typically only impacting one joint. Its symptoms can come and go. Periods when gout symptoms are more severe are called gout flares or gout attacks.

  6. Heterophile antibody - Wikipedia

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    Heterophile antibodies are of particular importance in clinical medicine for their use in detecting Epstein-Barr Virus (the causative agent of infectious mononucleosis). EBV infection induces the production of several antibody classes, of which heterophile antibodies are one (others include anti-i, rheumatoid factor and ANA). Heterophile ...

  7. List of autoimmune diseases - Wikipedia

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    Rheumatoid vasculitis: Small to medium vessels in skin, nerves, eyes, heart Rheumatoid factor, ACPA Probable [40] Microscopic polyangiitis (MPA) Small vessels in kidneys, lungs, nerves, skin p-ANCA/MPO-ANCA Confirmed [41] Polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) Medium to small vessels in kidneys, skin, muscles, joints, nerves None specific Probable [42]

  8. The Surprising Relationship Between Oral Health and IBD - AOL

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    In fact, as many as 35% of people with IBD have some kind of oral manifestation of the condition, such as canker sores, the gum disease gingivitis, cavities, and angular cheilitis, which causes ...

  9. 8 Overlooked Ways To Fund Your Holiday Purchases

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    The card can be used at a variety of restaurants including Landry’s Seafood, Chart House, Saltgrass Steak House, Morton’s The Steakhouse, Rainforest Cafe, Golden Nugget and McCormick and ...