The hallmark symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are painful, stiff, and swollen joints, but this autoimmune condition can damage other tissues and organs as well, including the body's largest organ ...

RA-ILD significantly increases mortality, with a median survival of less than 3 years post-diagnosis. Key risk factors include male gender, older age, smoking, pulmonary comorbidities, rheumatoid ...

The histopathology of RNs is defined by 3 stages: acute inflammation, granulation, and necrosis. The lesions develop from small areas of granulated tissue into large nodules with necrotic centers.

The incidence of extraarticular manifestations of rheumatoid arthritis (ExRA) has declined over time, but the manifestations' association with increased mortality risk has not changed. A retrospective ...

Rheumatoid arthritis affects millions of Americans, gradually changing lives as it progresses from subtle joint discomfort to potentially severe mobility limitations. For those living with this ...

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) commonly causes fatigue and pain, stiffness, and swelling in your joints. Roughly 40% of people also experience one or more symptoms in areas outside the joint. These ...

When most people think about rheumatoid arthritis, they picture swollen, painful joints and morning stiffness that makes getting out of bed feel impossible. But here’s what many folks don’t realize — ...

"Medical Journeys" is a set of clinical resources reviewed by doctors, meant for physicians and other healthcare professionals as well as the patients they serve. Each episode of this 12-part journey ...

Diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is largely clinical, based on key historic and physical findings and serial observation of symptoms, signs and response to therapies. Observation during the ...

Excisional biopsy is diagnostic but not therapeutic, and recurrence after biopsy has been reported in up to 75% of children. Complications of excisional biopsy for diagnosis include scar formation and ...