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My mother has pain in her joints. the hospital diagnosis is rheumatoid, but the rheumatoid factor index she tested was 800 times higher than normal, which is not logical. and she had no effect after taking a drug to treat rheumatoid arthritis. ?
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Rheumatologist: At her age rheumatoid arthritis is a common cause of arthritis. I strongly recommend that she be evaluated and treated by a rheumatologist.
Answered 3/9/2020
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