a person can have rheumatoid arthritis as well as sarcoidosis, see (Sarcoid-like Granulomatous Disease Following Etanercept Treatment for Rheumatoid Arthritis) in the related link below. However no reference can be found anywhere to lycon plantis.
People that have rheumatoid arthritis often also have a high RF However not always. There are also many people with a high rheumatoid factor that never develop rheumatoid arthritis, so unless the person is showing the symptoms of RA it should have no effect.
Yes. A person of any age can get a disease called rheumatoid arthritis
No not directly. however as part of the disease rheumatoid arthritis a person with this condition can expect a shorter life as a result of the side effects of treatments and the effect of the disease on the body's organs
Seropositive Rheumatoid arthritis is RA in a person that has rheumatoid factor in the blood. As opposed to seronegative RA where there is no RF.Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease that exhibits itself in a certain way when it is suspected that one has RA ones blood is tested for Rheumatoid factor (a particular antibody) if it is found to be elevated then one is said to have seropositive RA.
Rheumatoid arthritis which is an autoimmune disease can happen at any age to any person It does however favour females to males.
Whenever She/He feels like it.
Unknown, however there are often genetic predispositions.
Rheumatoid factor (RF or RhF) is an antibody that attacs an organism's own tissue. omos often found in About 80% of people with rheumatoid arthritis have detectable rheumatoid factor. Those who do not are said to be "seronegative".Rheumatoid factor can also be a (antibody that precipitates on cooling of a blood sample); it can be either type 2 (monoclonal IgM to polyclonal IgG) or 3 (polyclonal IgM to polyclonal IgG)
The best websites you can look at to find information on Rheumatoid Arthritis, is http://www.RA.com. However, each case can be different. The best person to find information from is your mother's doctor.
Some food to try to avoid when you have Rheumatoid arthritis, is foods high in saturated fats and high in Omega 6 fatty acids. These are mostly animal products and foods made with vegetable oils.
RA levels are tested for if there is a suspicion that a person may be suffering from Rheumatoid arthritis. Not everyone has a Rheumatoid factor and in 20% of cases people that have RA don't have any RF at all. A diagnosis of Rheumatoid arthritis is generally the result of several observations including RF SED rate (inflammation) X-ray results and possibly others.
No . Rheumatoid arthritis, (RA) is not infectious) The exact cause of RA is not known aside from it being a immune disorder. Where the body's immune system attacks tissue of the body mistakenly. there seems to be a genetic connection and women with the condition outnumber men 3 to1.