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Does Rheumatoid Arthritis cause sinus congestion and infections?
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∙ 11y ago
No However the treatment of RA involves drugs such as methotraxate and planquinel and they interfere with the immune system. The effect of this may well lead to infections. This is because rheumatoid arthritis is an Autoimmune disease. That is the immune system of the body attacks cartilage in the joints and other tissue for no good reason. It has been found that certain drugs swith of the part of the system that causes the damaging inflamation, however one of the side effects is that it is also likely to switch of inflammation when it is required to deal with infections.
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