Rheumatoid Awareness Day: It Is Also An Immune System Disease

Rheumatoid Awareness Day, initiated by the Rheumatoid Patient Foundation, is held every year on February 2, to raise awareness for patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic systemic autoimmune disease that primarily affects the joints. The joint destruction in rheumatoid arthritis is mediated by cytokines, chemokines and metalloproteinases. Symmetric peripheral arthritis (e.g., wrist and metacarpophalangeal joints) is the main feature of rheumatoid arthritis, with progressive destruction of affected joint structures and often associated with systemic symptoms. Diagnosis relies on specific clinical manifestations, laboratory tests and imaging features. Treatment includes medications, functional exercises, and sometimes surgery. Anti-rheumatic drugs that improve the condition help control symptoms and slow disease progression.

Rheumatoid arthritis is distributed worldwide, with a prevalence of 0.1% to 1.9% in different populations. Rheumatic disease has become a major disease that causes labor loss. But in fact, joint disease is not terrible, as long as early detection, early treatment, and the use of correct medical methods, patients with rheumatoid disease can completely recover.

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