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Rheumatoid arthritis

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A chronic inflammatory disorder that affects joints and can also affect tissues outside the joints.

Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this

39 year experience in Internal Medicine

Is a type of:

Arthritis • Autoimmune conditions • Collagen vascular disease

How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

How common it is:

Common
Baby
0-2
Preteen
6-13
Common
Teenager
14-18
Common
Young adult
19-40
Very common
Middle-aged adult
41-60
Very common

How it can usually be treated?

Incurable but treatment can help

How is it usually diagnosed?

Requires diagnosis by a medical professional

Body locations

Bones

Types of

Juvenile idiopathic arthritis
Condition
Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
Condition
Felty syndrome
Condition
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Symptoms

Joint swelling
Joint pains
Elbow pain
Stiff joints
Wrist pain
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Medications

Ratings show how effective doctors think these medications are at treating Rheumatoid arthritis
Adalimumab
3.8
59 reviews
Infliximab
3.8
38 reviews
Etanercept
3.7
25 reviews
Methotrexate
3.7
33 reviews
Golimumab
3.6
60 reviews
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Procedures

Ratings show how effective doctors think these procedures are at treating Rheumatoid arthritis

Surgery

Knee replacement
4.4
19 reviews
Hip replacement
4.1
8 reviews

Medical devices

Swanson prosthesis
Sureclick
Souter's prosthesis
Baksi's prosthesis
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Tests

Synovial fluid analysis
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate
C reactive protein
Complete blood count
Cyclic citrullinated peptide igg
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Risk factors

Personal

Recent dental procedure

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