Rheumatoid arthritis

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• Causes

  • HLA-B27
  • Rheumatoid disease
  • Still disease
  • Interleukin-1
  • Female gender
  • Polygenic inheritance

• Effects

  • Synovitis
  • Raised ESR
  • Hand pain
  • Boutonniere deformity
  • Swan-neck deformity
  • Subluxation of metacarpophalangeal joint
  • Ulnar deviation
  • Carpal tunnel syndrome
  • Arthritis mutilans
  • Chondrocalcinosis
  • Cervical spondylosis
  • Osteoporosis
  • Foot pain
  • Baker's cyst

• Parents

  • Collagen vascular disease
  • Arthritis
  • Inflammatory disease

• Treatments

  • Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug
  • Methotrexate
  • Gold
  • Penicillamine
  • 5-aminosalicylic acid
  • Hydroxychloroquine
  • Chloroquine
  • Disease modifying antirheumatic drug
  • Infliximab
  • Raw fish
  • Glucocorticoid