Rheumatoid Arthritis Basics: Overview, Symptoms, and Causes
2024年5月2日 · Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic (long-lasting) disease that mostly causes pain, swelling, stiffness, and loss of function in joints. RA may cause you to feel unusually tired, to have occasional fevers, and to have a loss of appetite. Treatments can include medications, ongoing care from a doctor, and surgery.
Rheumatoid Arthritis | Health Topics | NIAMS
2024年5月2日 · Overview of Rheumatoid Arthritis. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic (long-lasting) autoimmune disease that mostly affects joints. RA occurs when the immune system, which normally helps protect the body from infection and disease, attacks its own tissues. The disease causes pain, swelling, stiffness, and loss of function in joints.
Rheumatoid Arthritis: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Steps to Take
2024年5月2日 · Taking a medical history. Performing a physical exam. Ordering laboratory tests. Ordering imaging studies, such as x-rays or ultrasound. It can be difficult to diagnose rheumatoid arthritis when it is in the early stages because: The disease develops over time, and only a few symptoms may be present in the early stages.
Rheumatoid Arthritis Basics: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Steps to Take
2024年5月2日 · How is rheumatoid arthritis treated? Treatment of rheumatoid arthritis can give you relief from symptoms, improving your quality of life. Doctors may use the following options to treat RA: Medications to relieve pain and swelling, and to slow joint damage. Physical therapy and occupational therapy. Surgery, such as joint replacement surgery.
Arthritis Basics: Overview, Symptoms, and Causes
2022年10月31日 · It often involves redness, heat, swelling, and pain in the spine or in the joint where the bottom of the spine joins the pelvic bone. Gout is caused by crystals that build up in the joints. It usually affects the big toe, but many other joints may be affected. Juvenile Arthritis is the term used to describe arthritis in children.
Juvenile Arthritis Treatment & Diagnosis | NIAMS
2022年1月13日 · The most common type of chronic, or long-lasting, arthritis that affects children is called juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). JIA is a broad term that includes several different diseases. Symptoms can vary depending upon the type of JIA and can include joint pain, swelling, warmth, stiffness, and loss of motion.
Arthritis and Rheumatic Diseases & Conditions | NIAMS
2023年9月6日 · Arthritis is often used to refer to any disorder that affects the joints. Rheumatic diseases usually affect joints, tendons, ligaments, bones, and muscles. What is ankylosing spondylitis? It is arthritis that affects the spine, usually producing redness, heat, swelling, and pain in the spine where it joins the pelvis.
Rheumatoid Arthritis: Research & Resources - National Institute of ...
2024年5月2日 · Researchers are also investigating the potential connection between health, disease, and the human microbiome, which are microorganisms that inhabit the human body, such as the intestines and the mouth. One study found that the presence of a specific type of gut bacteria correlated with rheumatoid arthritis in newly diagnosed, untreated people.
What is Arthritis & What Causes it? | NIAMS
2022年10月31日 · Psoriatic arthritis can occur in people who have psoriasis (scaly red and white skin patches). It affects the skin, joints, and areas where tissues attach to bone. Reactive arthritis is caused by an infection in your body. Symptoms often clear up on their own within a few weeks or months. Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune form of arthritis ...
Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Giant Cell Arteritis | NIAMS
Flu-like symptoms, including low-grade fever, weakness, loss of appetite, and weight loss. Occasional swelling of the wrists or joints in the hands. The symptoms of polymyalgia rheumatica can come on quickly, usually in a matter of a few days, and in some cases even overnight. Symptoms of giant cell arteritis include: Headaches and scalp ...