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Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease wherein your immune system mistakenly attacks healthy tissues of the body, causing inflammation. In RA, the joints of the hands, wrists, feet, and knees are mainly affected. Typically, the disease causes your joints to swell and shows an array of symptoms, including joint pain and stiffness. RA affects the lining of the joint, called the synovium, causing inflammation of the synovium, destruction of the joint cartilage, leading to chronic pain and deformity. If not treated early, the effects of RA can go beyond your joints and may spread to other parts of the body, such as the lungs, heart, and eyes.
COMPLICATIONS
When RA is not treated properly, it can lead to a host of serious complications and can develop in several organs, including the lungs, eyes, skin, and heart.
Lungs-Rheumatoid Arthritis can cause interstitial lung disease that presents as chronic cough and breathlessness during exertion.
Airway involvement can also lead to reactive airway disease and bronchiectasis.
Eyes - When you get diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis, you can feel severe dryness or inflammation in your eyes. If you often have dry eyes, it is recommended to get them checked by a doctor and get properly treated.
This story is from the December 13, 2022 edition of The Daily Guardian.
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