The British Hospital is distinguished by the presence of an elite group of consultants for the treatment of rheumatic and autoimmune diseases (RMDs).
It is a diverse group of diseases that mostly affect the joints, but it may affect
Also on muscles and other tissues as well as internal organs. It is worth noting that there are more than 200 different autoimmune rheumatic diseases, which affect both children and adults. It is usually caused by problems with the immune system, infections, or gradual deterioration and damage to the joints, muscles, and bones. Many of these diseases are long-term and worsen over time. They are usually painful, limit some functions, and in severe cases may lead to significant disability that affects both quality of life and life expectancy.
Signs and symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis may include the following
- Pain, warmth and swelling of the joints
- Fatigue, fever, and loss of appetite
- Joint stiffness, which usually worsens in the morning and after a period of inactivity
- fingers to the hands and the toes to the feet.
- In its early stages, rheumatoid arthritis usually affects the small joints first, especially the joints that connect the
- cases, symptoms appear on the same joints on both sides of the body.
- As the disease progresses, symptoms often spread to the wrist, knee, ankle, elbow, thigh, and shoulder joints. In most
- areas include the following
- About 40% of people with rheumatoid arthritis also experience signs and symptoms in areas other than the joints. These
- The eyes
- Skin
- the heart
- Lungs
- salivary glands
- Kidney
- bone marrow
- Nervous tissue
- The severity of other signs and symptoms may vary
- Blood vessels
