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Rheumatoid arthritis

(RA) is a long-term disorder that primarily affects joints. It typically results in warm, swollen, and painful joints. Pain and stiffness often worsen following rest. Most commonly, the wrist and hands are involved, with the same joints typically involved on both sides of the body. The disease may also affect other parts of the body, including skin, eyes, lungs, heart, nerves, and blood. This may result in a low red blood cell count, around the lungs, and inflammation around the heart. Fever and low energy may also be present. Often, symptoms come on gradually over weeks to months.

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Symptoms — what it feels like

·Warm, swollen, painful joints

Causes — why it happens

·Unknown

How it's found

·Based on symptoms, medical , blood tests

Complications

·Low red blood cells, around the lungs, inflammation around the heart

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Plain-language summary adapted from Wikipedia. Not medical advice.