Orthopedics, Arthroplasty and Rheumatology

Rheumatoid Arthritis

Rheumatoid arthritis, is an autoimmune and inflammatory disease, which means that your immune system attacks healthy cells in your body by mistake, causing inflammation (painful swelling) in the affected parts of the body.

Rheumatoid arthritis mainly attacks the joints, usually many joints at once. Rheumatoid arthritis commonly affects joints in the hands, wrists, and knees. In a joint with the lining of the joint becomes inflamed, cause damage to the joint tissue. This tissue damage can cause long-lasting chronic pain, lack of balance, and deformity.

Rheumatoid arthritis also affect other tissues throughout the body and cause problems in organs such as the lungs, heart, and eyes.

 Rheumatoid arthritis symptoms may include:

warm, swollen joints, Tender

Joint stiffness that is usually worse in the mornings and after inactivity fever and loss of appetite, Fatigue.