What is rheumatoid nodule

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Recently, my grandmother has been saying that her legs are uncomfortable and her joints are very painful. Especially when the weather is bad, the pain is the most obvious. She has also taken medicine to recuperate for a period of time. Today, let me share with you what is rheumatoid nodules.

What is rheumatoid nodule

1. Monoarthritis: mostly from the hip, knee, ankle joint, the disease has always been limited to one joint, after repeated attacks, remission and aggravation slowly alternating. Often accompanied by other joint pain, but not swelling, the course of disease can last for 1 to several years.

2. Oligoarthritis: most of this type of arthritis is fixed on 2-3 joints, and occurs in wrist, ankle, knee, plantar, medullary and other joints. Joint symptoms are mild, development is slow, there is a long period of remission.

3. Xeroarthritis: the main clinical manifestations are joint stiffness and contracture, joint swelling is not obvious, severe pain or no pain on the contrary, but joint destruction and proliferation develop rapidly, which can damage and deform the joint and develop into disability within a few months to 1-2 years.

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The symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis affected joints are symmetrical, persistent swelling and pain, often accompanied by morning stiffness. The most common joints are proximal interphalangeal joint, metacarpophalangeal joint, wrist, elbow and toe joint. The treatment of this disease is relatively slow, but once you find these symptoms, you should actively go to the hospital for treatment.