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Abstract
A chronic systemic disease, primarily of the joints, marked by inflammatory changes in the synovial membranes and articular structures, widespread fibrinoid degeneration of the collagen fibers in mesenchymal tissues, and by atrophy and rarefaction of bony structures. Etiology is unknown, but autoimmune mechanisms have been implicated.
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- Arthritis, Rheumatoid
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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in children = ARTHRITIS, JUVENILE RHEUMATOID; includes PCE: polyarthrite chronique evolutive; tends to be chronic so do not coord with CHRONIC DISEASE
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Rheumatoid Arthritis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D001172. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D001172
- Rheumatoid Arthritis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rheumatoid_arthritis
- Rheumatoid Arthritis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q187255