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Can you develop rheumatoid arthritis overnight?
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Symptoms may.: Acute polyarthritis can rarely develop overnight and is one presentation of RA , more common in elderly patients. The immune, genetic and enviromental mechanisms which are responsible for RA do not occur overnight, and have been in place for an a significant period of time before the onset of rheumatoid arthritis.
Answered 6/10/2014
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Yes.: Sure. It may just start as achy joints.
Answered 12/26/2012
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