Symptoms
Rheumatoid Arthritis mainly affects the joints and the severity increases and spreads to other body parts if left untreated.
- Finger joints feel tender, appear swollen and warm
- Stiffness and swelling in the joints
- Fever and fatigue
All the above symptoms are usual and most common, there are other body parts that also get affected in in around 30% to 40% of patients suffering from RA.
- Skin
- Heart
- Eyes
- Lungs
- Kidney
Causes
Rheumatoid Arthritis is a strange condition in which the immune system attacks your own body system by mistake. It could either be due to genetic condition or caused by other ailments like infection, stress or lifestyle habits like smoking.
- Genetics
- Stress
- Genetically affected