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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Manpreet Kaur, MD [2]
Overview
Patients with rheumatoid arthritis may have a positive history of the family history of RA, history of smoking and other autoimmune disease. Common symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis are joint pain of small joints of the hands, wrist, and forefoot, joint swelling, morning joint stiffness classically lasting for more than an hour, decreased grip strength, generalized aching, and fatigue, weight loss, depression. Less common symptoms are tingling and numbness in the arm and weakness in the arm.
History
Patients with rheumatoid arthritis may have a positive history of:
Common Symptoms
Common symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis include:[1][2]
- Joint pain of small joints of the hands, wrist, and forefoot.
- Joint swelling
- Morning joint stiffness classically lasting for more than an hour.
- Decreased grip strength
- Generalized aching and fatigue
- Weight loss
- Depression
Less Common Symptoms
Less common symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis occur when it involves cervical spine, which leads to neurological symptoms like:
- Tingling and numbness in the arm
- Weakness in the arm
References
- ↑ Louati K, Berenbaum F (October 2015). "Fatigue in chronic inflammation - a link to pain pathways". Arthritis Res. Ther. 17: 254. doi:10.1186/s13075-015-0784-1. PMC 4593220. PMID 26435495.
- ↑ Nikolaus S, Bode C, Taal E, van de Laar MA (July 2013). "Fatigue and factors related to fatigue in rheumatoid arthritis: a systematic review". Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 65 (7): 1128–46. doi:10.1002/acr.21949. PMID 23335492.