What does rheumatoid arthritis harm have

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After I got older, my health was not very good. A while ago, I found that my joints had been uncomfortable, so I went to ask the doctor. It turned out that I had rheumatoid arthritis, which was very difficult to treat and brought a lot of trouble to my life. Now I'd like to introduce the hazards of rheumatoid arthritis.

What does rheumatoid arthritis harm have

First, rheumatoid arthritis can cause kidney disease; renal dysfunction in rheumatoid arthritis is mostly related to long-term use of anti rheumatoid drugs and non steroidal anti-inflammatory analgesics. After stopping medication, it can be improved gradually. Long term use of non steroidal anti-inflammatory analgesics, may also cause interstitial nephritis, although the progress is slow, but can lead to renal failure, so the elderly and patients with kidney disease should be careful use.

Second, it can cause skin diseases; the representative is rheumatoid nodules. In addition, malignant rheumatoid arthritis can cause necrotizing vasculitis, a kind of skin lesion mixed with purpura, ulcer and gangrene, which is more common in the lower limbs.

Third: rheumatoid arthritis can cause respiratory diseases; pleurisy and interstitial pneumonia are common, especially in the elderly with long-term illness. Can cause eye disease; rheumatoid can also affect the eyes, about 15% of patients can appear Sjogren's syndrome, causing corneal and conjunctival dry discomfort, a few patients can be complicated with scleritis, iritis, mostly in the corneal edge 2 ~ 3 mm.

matters needing attention

Rheumatoid arthritis has a lot of harm to our life, and it will make our action more and more inconvenient. This disease can only be maintained by taking some drugs, but it is very difficult to cure the disease. We must pay attention to the maintenance of the body.