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Inflammation is caused by the immune system. When the immune system deems something should be removed or destroyed in the system it does so using what we see as inflammation as in the redness around infections bruising and wounds for example. at times the immune system can get it wrong where inflammation destroys good tissue as is the case in RA and similar Autoimmune diseases.

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