Klimenko's doctor named the first signs of rheumatoid arthritis in the joints

Rheumatoid arthritis most often affects the small joints of the hands and feet. She told the Newspaper about this on November 13.Ru" Doctor of Medical Sciences, Deputy Director of the Institute of Clinical Medicine Ales Klimenko.

According to the doctor, the characteristic signs of the disease are symmetrical swelling and inflammatory pain in the metacarpophalangeal and proximal interphalangeal joints of the hands, as well as the wrist and metatarsophalangeal joints of the feet.

"The doctor usually puts the following key signs into the concept of the "inflammatory nature of pain": morning stiffness for more than 30-60 minutes (it is difficult to "unbend and flex" joints after sleep) and increased pain at rest and decreased movement (as the "pacing" pain and stiffness decrease)," Klimenko emphasized.

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Earlier, on October 14, she also said that a blood test for the general level of inflammation, C-reactive protein, rheumatoid factor and antibodies to cyclic citrullinated peptide are important for the diagnosis of arthritis. These indicators help doctors determine the type of arthritis and assess the activity of the disease.

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