Rheumatoid arthritis

Introduction: Rheumatoid arthritis

Description of Rheumatoid arthritis

Rheumatoid arthritis (medical condition): Rheumatoid arthritis is an ongoing, progressive disease that affects the joints of the body with episodes of painful, even disabling ...more

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Rheumatoid arthritis: a chronic autoimmune disease with inflammation of the joints and marked deformities; something (possibly a virus) triggers an attack on the synovium by the immune system, which releases cytokines that stimulate an inflammatory reaction that can lead to the destruction of all components of the joint.
Source: WordNet 2.1

Rheumatoid arthritis: chronic systemic disease, primarily of the joints, marked by inflammatory changes in the synovial membranes and articular structures, widespread fibrinoid degeneration of the collagen fibers in mesenchymal tissues, and by atrophy and rarefaction of bony structures; etiology is unknown, but autoimmune mechanisms have been implicated.
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Rheumatoid arthritis: chronic systemic disease, primarily of the joints, marked by inflammatory changes in the synovial membranes and articular structures, widespread fibrinoid degeneration of the collagen fibers in mesenchymal tissues, and by atrophy and rarefaction of bony structures; etiology is unknown, but autoimmune mechanisms have been implicated.
Source: CRISP

Rheumatoid arthritis: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Rheumatoid arthritis:

• Rheumatoid
• Rheumatoid disease
• Arthritis (224 causes)
• Arthritis symptoms
• Arthritis pain
• Autoimmune
• Autoimmune disease
• Autoimmune disorder

Rheumatoid arthritis as a Disease

Rheumatoid arthritis (medical condition): See Rheumatoid arthritis (disease information).
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Rheumatoid arthritis: Related Diseases

Rheumatoid arthritis: Rheumatoid arthritis is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Autoimmune diseases
• Rheumatic conditions
• Shoulder conditions
• Arthritis
• Connective tissue disorders
• Adolescent conditions
• Hip conditions
• Hand conditions
• Arthritis-like conditions
• Joint conditions
• Pain conditions
• Musculoskeletal conditions
• Non-pathogenic inflammatory conditions
• Immune system conditions
• Autoimmune conditions

Rheumatoid arthritis: Article Excerpts

Handout on Health Rheumatoid Arthritis: NIAMS (Excerpt)

Rheumatoid arthritis is an inflammatory disease that causes pain, swelling, stiffness, and loss of... (Source: excerpt from Handout on Health Rheumatoid Arthritis: NIAMS)

Connective Tissue Diseases: NWHIC (Excerpt)

Rheumatoid arthritis is a systemic disorder in which immune cells attack and inflame the membrane ... (Source: excerpt from Connective Tissue Diseases: NWHIC)

Handout on Health Rheumatoid Arthritis: NIAMS (Excerpt)

Rheumatoid arthritis is an inflammatory disease that causes pain, swelling, stiffness, and loss of function in the joints. It ... (Source: excerpt from Handout on Health Rheumatoid Arthritis: NIAMS)

Connective Tissue Diseases: NWHIC (Excerpt)

Rheumatoid arthritis is a systemic disorder in which immune cells attack and inflame the membrane ... (Source: excerpt from Connective Tissue Diseases: NWHIC)

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• Risk Factors for Rheumatoid arthritis
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• Complications of Rheumatoid arthritis
• Diagnostic Tests for Rheumatoid arthritis
• Misdiagnosis of Rheumatoid arthritis
• Treatments for Rheumatoid arthritis

Rheumatoid arthritis as a Symptom

Rheumatoid arthritis (symptom): An autoimmune inflammatory condition which primarily...more »

Rheumatoid arthritis (symptom): Rheumatoid arthritis is an inflammatory disease that causes pain, swelling, stiffness, and loss... (Source: excerpt from Handout on Health Rheumatoid Arthritis: NIAMS)

Rheumatoid arthritis is a systemic disorder in which immune cells attack and inflame the membrane around joints... (Source: excerpt from Connective Tissue Diseases: NWHIC)

Rheumatoid arthritis (symptom): See Rheumatoid arthritis (symptom information).

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Rheumatoid arthritis: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to Rheumatoid arthritis:

• osteoporosis
• osteoarthritis
• caplan syndrome
• splenomegaly
• autoimmunity
• morning stiffness of joint
• z deformity
• ulnar subluxation

Terms associated with Rheumatoid arthritis:

Terms Similar to Rheumatoid arthritis:

• Rheumatoid disease
• Felty's syndrome
• RA

Source: Diseases Database

• atrophic arthritis
• rheumatism

Source - WordNet 2.1

More specific terms for Rheumatoid arthritis:

• juvenile rheumatoid arthritis

Source - CRISP

• psoriatic arthritis
• Still's disease
• juvenile rheumatoid arthritis

Source - WordNet 2.1

Broader terms for Rheumatoid arthritis

• arthritis
• autoimmune disorder

Source - CRISP

• arthritis
• autoimmune disease
• autoimmune disorder

Source - WordNet 2.1

The term Rheumatoid arthritis can be used for:

• ankylosing spondylitis

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Rheumatoid arthritis

The following list attempts to classify Rheumatoid arthritis into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• arthritis
• inflammatory disease
• disease
• illness,malady,sickness,unwellness
• health problem,ill health,unhealthiness
• pathological state
• condition,status
• state

Source: WordNet 2.1

Disease Ontology - OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

• Rheumatoid arthritis and other inflammatory polyarthropathies
• Autoimmune Diseases
• OTHER METABOLIC AND IMMUNITY DISORDERS
• ENDOCRINE, NUTRITIONAL AND METABOLIC DISEASES, AND IMMUNITY DISORDERS
• DISEASES AND INJURIES
• Disease Ontology V2.1 2005

Disease Ontology - OBO - Hierarchy 2

• Arthritis
• ARTHROPATHIES AND RELATED DISORDERS
• DISEASES OF THE MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE
• DISEASES AND INJURIES
• Disease Ontology V2.1 2005

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• eMedicine - Rheumatoid Arthritis : Article by Kavita Gupta, DO, MEng
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• OMIM - RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RA
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• OMIM - FELTY SYNDROME
• Short-term low-dose corticosteroids vs placebo and nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs in rheumatoid arthritis (Cochrane Review)
• Sulfasalazine for treating rheumatoid arthritis (Cochrane Review)
• Injectable gold for rheumatoid arthritis (Cochrane Review)
• eMedicine - Rheumatoid Arthritis : Article by Howard R Smith, MD
• Rheumatoid arthritis - MedPix™ Medical Image Database and Teaching Files
• eMedicine - Arthritis, Rheumatoid : Article by Randall W King, MD
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• 1980 Criteria for the Classification of Acute Arthritis of Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Rheumatoid arthritis - MedPix™ Medical Image Database and Teaching Files
• Rheumatoid arthritis - anakinra (No. 72)
• Cyclophosphamide for treating rheumatoid arthritis (Cochrane Review)
• Leflunomide for treating rheumatoid arthritis (Cochrane Review)
• Patient Education - Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Etanercept for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. (Cochrane Review)
• rheumatoid arthritis: joint manifestations
• eMedicine - Rheumatoid Arthritis, Hands : Article by Ian Y Y Tsou, MBBS, FRCR
• eMedicine - Rheumatoid Spondylitis : Article by Michael J Vives, MD
• Rheumatoid Arthritis - MedPix™ Medical Image Database and Teaching Files
• Antimalarials for treating rheumatoid arthritis (Cochrane Review)
• Infliximab for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (Cochrane Review)
• Classification of Functional Status in Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Cyclosporine for treating rheumatoid arthritis (Cochrane Review)
• Rofecoxib for rheumatoid arthritis (Cochrane Review)
• eMedicine - Felty Syndrome : Article by Richard M Keating, MD, FACP
• Auranofin versus placebo in rheumatoid arthritis (Cochrane Review)
• Paracetamol versus nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for rheumatoid arthritis (Cochrane Review)
• rheumatoid arthritis - General Practice Notebook

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