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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a long-term autoimmune disorder that primarily affects joints. [1] It typically results in warm, swollen, and painful joints. [1] Pain and stiffness often worsen following rest. [1] Most commonly, the wrist and hands are involved, with the same joints typically involved on both sides of the body. [1]
[10] [5] [6] The most common forms are osteoarthritis (degenerative joint disease) and rheumatoid arthritis. [7] Osteoarthritis usually occurs with age and affects the fingers, knees, and hips. [7] [11] Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disorder that often affects the hands and feet. [7] Other types include gout, lupus, fibromyalgia, and ...
Remitting seronegative symmetrical synovitis with pitting edema (or sometimes RS 3 PE) is a rare syndrome identified by symmetric polyarthritis, synovitis, acute pitting edema (swelling) of the back of the hands and/or feet, and a negative serum rheumatoid factor. [2] If no underlying disorder can be identified (idiopathic RS3PE), this entity ...
Rheumatoid arthritis of the knee Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease that attacks the lining of the joints and can present within the knees, causing pain, stiffness, and swelling. Post ...
As of 2020, about 17.6 million people globally were living with rheumatoid arthritis, an autoimmune disease causing painful inflammation and swelling in joints. Scientists are still not sure as to ...
Illustration of a Hand affected by Rheumatoid arthritis. 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.
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.
Rheumatologists treat arthritis, autoimmune diseases, pain disorders affecting joints, and osteoporosis. [3] There are more than 200 types of these diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, gout, lupus, back pain, osteoporosis, and tendinitis. Some of these are very serious diseases that can be difficult to diagnose and treat.