How long does rheumatoid arthritis deform

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Rheumatoid arthritis is no stranger to all of you. Many elderly people suffer from this disease, and it also brings great pain to patients. Let me talk about how long rheumatoid arthritis will deform.

How long does rheumatoid arthritis deform

In the first and early stage, there are joint redness, swelling, heat, pain and dysfunction. In the late stage, there may be different degrees of stiffness deformity, accompanied by bone and skeletal muscle atrophy, which is very easy to be disabled. From the point of view of pathological changes, rheumatoid arthritis is a kind of extensive inflammatory disease, which mainly involves the synovium (later can affect articular cartilage, bone tissue, joint ligament and muscle bond), followed by serosa, heart, lung and eye and other connective tissue. The systemic manifestations of rheumatoid arthritis include fever, fatigue, pericarditis, subcutaneous nodules, pleurisy, arteritis, peripheral neuropathy, etc. Rheumatoid arthritis in the broad sense includes not only the inflammatory lesions in the joints, but also the extensive lesions in the whole body. 　　

Second, rheumatoid lesions are mainly inflammation of the synovium of the joint, and produce granulation tissue rich in blood vessels to destroy articular cartilage. For a long time, the upper and lower articular surfaces fuse with each other, resulting in joint ankylosis. Due to the swelling and pain of the joint and limited movement, the muscles near the joint can be stiff and atrophy. Ankylosis and deformity of joints, rigidity and atrophy of muscles can cause different degrees of disability, and eventually the range of motion of joints is obviously limited, or even the joints can not move, and finally the patients completely lose the ability to work.  

Third, the harm of rheumatoid arthritis in the end how much, with the severity of the disease has a great relationship. About 20% of the patients with rheumatoid arthritis are relieved without any sequelae after short-term pathological activity; about 25% of the patients are relieved with only mild sequelae; about 45% of the patients have persistent inflammatory activity in the joint, which will develop into joint deformities of different degrees; less than 10% of the patients are severe, and eventually develop into complete disability, and have to stay in bed or rely on crutches or wheelchairs.

matters needing attention

More exposure to the sun, pay attention to cold and warm, can reduce the pain of patients with osteoarthritis, improve the condition.