Rheumatoid Arthritis

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Signs and Symptoms


Symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis vary from patient to patient. They can develop suddenly, develop slowly over time, or occur sporadically with intervening times of having no symptoms. Signs of the disease, such as joint pain and stiffness, often develop first in the small joints in the fingers, hands, wrists, and feet. The distal interphalangeal (DIP) joints (i.e., joints closest to the finger tips) usually are not affected.


In most cases, joint pain and stiffness...Read the full article