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What causes inflammation in people with arthritis?
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Many different types: There are many different types of arthritis. Some have infection inside the joint and that causes inflammation. Some have tiny crystals inside the joint like people with gout that have many small urate crytals and the body reacts to that by causing inflammation. Some people have immune inflamation inside the joint that involves a lot of different cells and proteins that react to cause inflam
Answered 10/5/2015
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