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2. Types of Rheumatic Diseases and How They Affect You - AOL

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   Any joint can be affected, but the hands, knees, hips, neck, and lower back are the most commonly affected joints. ... Lupus is a chronic autoimmune disease that causes inflammation throughout the ...

3. Rheumatoid arthritis - Wikipedia

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   Rarer causes which usually behave differently but may cause joint pains: [83] Sarcoidosis, amyloidosis, and Whipple's disease can also resemble RA. Hemochromatosis may cause hand joint arthritis. Acute rheumatic fever can be differentiated by a migratory pattern of joint involvement and evidence of antecedent streptococcal infection.

4. Psoriatic arthritis - Wikipedia

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   Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is a long-term inflammatory arthritis that occurs in people affected by the autoimmune disease psoriasis. [1][2] The classic feature of psoriatic arthritis is swelling of entire fingers and toes with a sausage-like appearance ("sausage digit"). [3]

5. Arthritis - Wikipedia

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   [7] [11] Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disorder that often affects the hands and feet. [7] Other types include gout, lupus, fibromyalgia, and septic arthritis. [7] [12] They are all types of rheumatic disease. [2] Treatment may include resting the joint and alternating between applying ice and heat. [7] [13] Weight loss and exercise may ...

6. Immune-mediated inflammatory diseases - Wikipedia

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   An immune-mediated inflammatory disease (IMID) is any of a group of conditions or diseases that lack a definitive etiology, but which are characterized by common inflammatory pathways leading to inflammation, and which may result from, or be triggered by, a dysregulation of the normal immune response. All IMIDs can cause end organ damage, and ...

7. Can Inflammation Cause Autoimmune Disorders? Experts Explain

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   There are more than 80 autoimmune conditions (lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, celiac disease, and multiple sclerosis are a few), but they have one thing in common: inflammation. “In general ...