rheumatoid arthritis

An autoimmune attack on the joint lining, causing swollen, painful, stiff joints — usually symmetrically in hands and feet.

An arthritis that is an autoimmune disease which attacks healthy cells and tissue located_in joint.

Signs and symptoms

• Joint swelling
• Elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate
• Polyarticular arthritis
• Joint stiffness
• Fatigue
• Elevated circulating C-reactive protein concentration
• Digital flexor tenosynovitis
• Swan neck-like deformities of the fingers
• Arthralgia
• Anti-citrullinated protein antibody positivity

Medications that may treat it

abatacept aceclofenac adalimumab anakinra aspirin auranofin aurothioglucose azathioprine baricitinib captopril celecoxib certolizumab pegol

Also known as: Arthritis or polyarthritis, rheumatic; atrophic Arthritis