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Related MedlinePlus Page: Rheumatoid Arthritis
Related MedlinePlus Page: Rheumatoid Arthritis
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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a form of arthritis that causes pain, swelling, stiffness and loss of function in your joints. It can affect any joint but is common in the wrist and fingers.
More women than men get rheumatoid arthritis. It often starts in middle age and is most common in older people. You might have the disease for only a short time, or symptoms might come and go. The severe form can last a lifetime.
Rheumatoid arthritis is different from osteoarthritis, the common arthritis that often comes with older age. RA can affect body parts besides joints, such as your eyes, mouth and lungs. RA is anautoimmune disease, which means the arthritis results from your immune system attacking your body's own tissues.
No one knows what causes rheumatoid arthritis. Genes, environment, and hormones might contribute. Treatments include medicine, lifestyle changes, and surgery. These can slow or stop joint damage and reduce pain and swelling.
NIH: National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
- Handout on Health: Rheumatoid Arthritis
(National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases) - Rheumatoid Arthritis (American Academy of Family Physicians)Available in Spanish
- What Is Rheumatoid Arthritis?
(National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)Available in Spanish
- Study: Smoking Hikes Chances of Early Death for Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients (04/04/2016, HealthDay)
- Experimental Drug for Rheumatoid Arthritis Shows Promise (03/31/2016, HealthDay)
- C-Reactive Protein (CRP) Test (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
- CCP (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
- ESR (Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate) Test (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
- Rheumatoid Factor (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
- Synovial Fluid Analysis (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
- Joint Injection/Aspiration (American College of Rheumatology)
- Joint Replacement Surgery (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)Available in Spanish
Medicines to Treat Rheumatoid Arthritis (National Center for Farmworker Health, Consumers Union of U.S.) - PDF- Rheumatoid Arthritis and Complementary Health Approaches (National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health)
- Treating Rheumatoid Arthritis: Are Biologic Drugs Right for You? (Consumers Union of U.S.) - PDF
- Living with Arthritis (American Occupational Therapy Association) - PDF
- Physical Activity for Arthritis (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Rheumatoid Arthritis Diet: Can Certain Foods Reduce Symptoms? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Rheumatoid Arthritis Pain: Tips for Protecting Your Joints (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Immune System and Its Link to Rheumatic Diseases (American College of Rheumatology)
- Rheumatoid Arthritis: Can It Affect the Eyes? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Rheumatoid Arthritis: Can It Affect the Lungs? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- What People with Rheumatoid Arthritis Need to Know about Osteoporosis (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
- Arthritis of the hand - Rheumatoid (American Society for Surgery of the Hand)
- Arthritis of the Wrist (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons) - PDF
- Palindromic Rheumatism: Does It Cause Joint Pain? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Genetics Home Reference: rheumatoid arthritis (National Library of Medicine)
- Rheumatoid Arthritis Educational Video Series
(Johns Hopkins Medicine)
- Antibodies Act Jointly to Promote Inflammation in Rheumatoid Arthritis (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
- Arthritis Genetics Analysis Aids Drug Discovery (National Institutes of Health)
- Common Therapy for Rheumatoid Arthritis Reduces Risk of Death (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
- Gut Microbes Linked to Rheumatoid Arthritis (National Institutes of Health)
- New Insights Found in Pain Processing and Sleep Disturbance Among Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
- Rheumatoid Arthritis (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Arthritis, Rheumatoid (National Institutes of Health)
- Article: Baricitinib in Patients with Refractory Rheumatoid Arthritis.
- Article: Opsonic and Antibody Responses to Pneumococcal Polysaccharide in Rheumatoid Arthritis...
- Article: Pharmacology Update on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Rheumatoid Arthritis, and...
- Rheumatoid Arthritis -- see more articles
- Arthritis Foundation: Local Office Directory (Arthritis Foundation)
- Find a Rheumatologist (American College of Rheumatology)
- National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Available in Spanish
- Pregnancy and Rheumatic Disease (American College of Rheumatology)
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
(National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
- Collagen vascular disease Available in Spanish
- Felty syndrome Available in Spanish
- Rheumatoid arthritis Available in Spanish
- Rheumatoid factor (RF) Available in Spanish
- Rheumatoid lung disease Available in Spanish
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