Article By Charlene Nuble
Symptoms of Rheumatoid Arthritis Inflammation Level Network - The symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis depends on the degree of tissue inflammation. Rheumatoid arthritis is said to activate if inflamed tissue. When subsidies tissue inflammation, arthritis said to be in remission. Remission may occur spontaneously or with treatment and may last for weeks, months, even years. During active rheumatoid arthritis, symptoms are felt. Symptoms may include fatigue, decreased appetite, low grade fever, and muscle and joint pain. Muscle and joint stiffness are usually felt during the morning and after periods of inactivity. During relapses (from the activity of activity) of rheumatoid arthritis, joints become red, swollen, sore, and tender. This occurs because the tissue lining the joints become inflamed resulting in excess production of joint fluid.
Several joints are usually inflamed in symmetrical pattern and joints both hands and wrists are often affected. Simple tasks like turning the knob and opened the jars can be painful. Rheumatoid arthritis can also affect the joint responsible for the tightening of vocal cords in order to change the tone of the voice although rarely. But when this happens, it can cause a hoarse voice vote.
As mentioned before, rheumatoid arthritis is a systemic disease that can affect organs and body parts besides joints. Sjorgen syndrome is an inflammation of the eye and mouth glands that cause drought. Rheumatoid inflammation of the lining of the lungs can cause chest pains because the lung tissue itself is inflamed and nodules of inflammation also develop within the lungs. Rheumatoid arthritis can also reduce the number of red blood cells that can lead to anemia and white blood cells that can cause increased risk of infection. A complication, is rarely serious rheumatoid arthritis is an inflammation of blood vessels that can disrupt the blood supply to tissues and cause tissue death.
