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What substance is found in the blood of patients with rheumatoid arthritis?
In about 70% of RA patients Rheumatoid factor is present.
Which type of arthritis is found in younger patients such as people in their 20s?
Either osteoarthritis gained as a result of trauma in an accident or an inflammatory arthritis which is an autoimmune disease like juvenile rheumatoid arthritis.
Can you catch Rheumatoid Arthritis from eating after someone who has it?
No, Rheumatoid arthritis is not contagious.
Can a person have rheumatoid arthritis sarcoidosis and lycon plantis?
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.
Am I at risk for rheumatoid arthritis?
Rheumatoid arthritis is not a hereditary condition. While it is not passed down parents, certain genes that make you more susceptible to rheumatoid arthritis are.
Where was the word rheumatoid arthritis derived from?
Rheumatoid comes from the term "rheuma" which meaning "a substance that flows". Upuntil the 1800's rheumatoid arthritis, was thought to be caused when "humours", substances that were thought to flow through the body stopped in certain parts of our body, such as joints in the case of arthritis,(Arthritis, from Greek arthro-, joint + -itis, inflammation) bringing about pain and swelling.
How does rheumatoid arthritis affect the blood?
It is not unusual for Anemia or "low blood" to accompany rheumatoid arthritis. Anemia indicates a low number of red blood cells and that these cells are low in hemoglobin, the substance that carries oxygen through the body. A low white blood cell count (leukopenia) can occur as a result of Felty's syndrome which is a complication of rheumatoid arthritis that is also characterized by enlargement of the spleen.
Is Milwaukee shoulder a form of rheumatoid arthritis?
No, Milwaukee shoulder is not a type of rheumatoid arthritis.
What is the medical term meaning Rheumatoid Arthritis in the toes?
Rheumatoid arthritis in the toes Forefoot problems such as hammer toes, claw toes, mallet toes, and bunions often develop as a result of arthritis, particularly rheumatoid arthritis.
Rheumatoid arthritis results from inflammation of which of the following membranes?
Rheumatoid arthritis results from the inflammation of the synovial membranes.
Can you get rheumatoid arthritis as a child?
Yes you can, This is called Juvenile Rheumatoid arthritis and even baby's can have serious problems with it.
Can tuberculosis cause rheumatoid arthritis?
No Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease in its own right and is not a reaction to TB.
