What is the difference between rheumatism and rheumatoid

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Rheumatism and rheumatoid disease are common diseases. Many middle-aged and elderly people often suffer from these two diseases. Although they are rheumatism, there are differences between them. Let's talk about the differences between them.

What is the difference between rheumatism and rheumatoid

Difference one: the onset age of rheumatism and rheumatoid is different. Rheumatism is more common in people aged 16 to 20, especially rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatoid arthritis is mainly caused by Streptococcus infection, while rheumatoid diseases are more common in middle-aged women. This disease may be caused by many reasons.

Difference 2: the onset symptoms of rheumatism and rheumatoid are also different. Rheumatic patients often show the above obstacles, often have a sense of pain, mainly in the limbs when the joint is in the temperature change, easy to produce a sense of pain. Rheumatoid patients often feel that part of the dysfunction, such as the joint parts, often prone to rash, will show symptoms of anemia, and people's immunity will decline a lot, joint fluid will become deformed. Will appear particularly bloated, can't walk normally.

Difference 3: the pathogenesis of rheumatism and rheumatoid is also different. Rheumatoid arthritis is mostly related to genetic factors. The immune function of patients is disorder, which is an autoimmune disease. Gout is a disease caused by high uric acid content due to the disorder of purine metabolism in the body.

matters needing attention

From the above, we can see that there are many differences between the two, so we should pay attention to the distinction in the actual treatment, so as not to confuse the two and cause the misunderstanding of treatment.