Rheumatic Arthritis Symptoms

Initially, small joints are get affected at the early stage of Rheumatoid Arthritis like finger joints, toe joints; but the progression of the condition leads to the gradual spreading of the inflammatory condition to the wrists, elbows, shoulders, ankles, knees, and hips. The included symptoms of Rheumatoid Arthritis are

• Tenderness, Inflammation, and warmness of the joints
• Stiffness of the affected joint and symptom is aggravated with inactivity, like stiffness at the morning
• Fatigue
• Fever
• Loss of appetite
• Weight loss

Usually, joint-related symptoms are bilateral; means both side of the similar joints usually affected. Winter or cold weather can aggravate the Rheumatoid Arthritis due to altering atmospheric pressure modify fluid balance in the joints and that increase joint stiffness. In advance stage of Rheumatoid Arthritis can also affect non- joint structures like heart, lungs, kidneys, bone marrow, blood vessels.

Apart from the joint related symptoms, Rheumatoid Arthritis leads to several other organ related symptoms.  The body systems which showed symptoms of Rheumatoid Arthritis includes eye, mouth, skin, lungs, blood and blood vessels.

• Eye related symptoms of Rheumatoid Arthritis include irritation, pain, dryness, increased light sensitivity, and vision impairment.
• Dryness of mouth, frequent gum infection etc also symptoms of Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Small skin lumps, which are termed as Rheumatoid nodules in some affected individuals.
• Breathing shortness also occurs as symptom of Rheumatoid Arthritis due to lungs inflammation
• Inflammation of blood vessels also involves in Rheumatoid Arthritis and causes damage to the internal organs.
• Anemia or deficiency of Red Blood cells also associated with Rheumatoid Arthritis