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  2. Rheumatoid arthritis - Wikipedia

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    Rheumatoid arthritis; A hand severely affected by rheumatoid arthritis. This degree of swelling and deformation does not typically occur with current treatment. Specialty: Rheumatology, Immunology: Symptoms: Disease course is variable: Single episode of joint inflammation followed by long last remission; Inflammation of joints over longer ...

  3. Heberden's node - Wikipedia

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    Heberden's nodes are hard or bony swellings that can develop in the distal interphalangeal joints (DIP) (the joints closest to the end of the fingers and toes). [1] They are a sign of osteoarthritis and are caused by formation of osteophytes (calcific spurs) of the articular (joint) cartilage in response to repeated trauma at the joint.

  4. Arthritis - Wikipedia

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    Osteoarthritis usually occurs as an individual ages and often affects the hips, knees, shoulders, and fingers. [5] Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disorder that often affects the hands and feet. [5] Other types of arthritis include gout, lupus, and septic arthritis. [3] [5] These are inflammatory based types of rheumatic disease. [2 ...

  5. Osteoarthritis - Wikipedia

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    Osteoarthritis; Other names: Arthrosis, osteoarthrosis, degenerative arthritis, degenerative joint disease: The formation of hard knobs at the middle finger joints (known as Bouchard's nodes) and at the farthest joints of the fingers (known as Heberden's nodes) is a common feature of osteoarthritis in the hands. Pronunciation /

  6. Bouchard's nodes - Wikipedia

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    Bouchard's nodes are hard, bony outgrowths or gelatinous cysts on the proximal interphalangeal joints (the middle joints of fingers or toes). They are seen in osteoarthritis, where they are caused by the formation of calcific spurs of the articular (joint) cartilage. Much less commonly, they may be seen in rheumatoid arthritis, where nodes are ...

  7. Ulnar deviation - Wikipedia

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    Ulnar deviation, also known as ulnar drift, is a hand deformity in which the swelling of the metacarpophalangeal joints (the big knuckles at the base of the fingers) causes the fingers to become displaced, tending towards the little finger. [1]

  8. Arthritis mutilans - Wikipedia

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    Arthritis mutilans is a rare medical condition involving severe inflammation damaging the joints of the hands and feet, and resulting in deformation and problems with moving the affected areas; it can also affect the spine. [1]

  9. Acquired hand deformity - Wikipedia

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    A diagram visualising the effect of rheumatoid arthritis on the joint. Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disorder characterised by the immune system's attack on healthy body cells, causing inflammation in multiple areas of the body. [29] In individuals with rheumatoid arthritis, the immune system specifically targets the synovium, a ...

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