http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com All new Rheumatoid Arthritis information to Help You Heal Sat, 27 Aug 2011 17:24:45 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/myasthenia-gravis-pathophysiology http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/myasthenia-gravis-pathophysiology#comments Thu, 02 Jun 2011 11:26:42 +0000 http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/myasthenia-gravis-pathophysiology Myasthenia gravis is an autoimmune channelopathy: it features antibodies directed against the body’s own proteins. While various similar diseases have been linked to immunologic cross-reaction with an infective agent, there is no known causative pathogen that could account for myasthenia. There is a slight genetic predisposition: particular HLA types seem to predispose for MG (B8 [...]No related posts.]]> http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/myasthenia-gravis-pathophysiology/feed 0 http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/low-back-pain-cause http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/low-back-pain-cause#comments Thu, 02 Jun 2011 07:29:11 +0000 http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/low-back-pain-cause Most cases of lower back pain are due to benign musculoskeletal problems and are referred to as ”non specific low back pain”. They are generally believed to be due to a sprain or strain in the muscles of the back and the soft tissues, especially if the pain arose suddenly during physical load to the [...]No related posts.]]> http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/low-back-pain-cause/feed 0 http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/lyme-disease-diagnosis http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/lyme-disease-diagnosis#comments Thu, 02 Jun 2011 06:38:53 +0000 http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/lyme-disease-diagnosis Lyme disease is diagnosed clinically based on symptoms, objective physical findings (such as erythema migrans, facial palsy, or arthritis), a history of possible exposure to infected ticks, as well as serological blood tests. When making a diagnosis of Lyme disease, health care providers should consider other diseases that may cause similar illness. Most but not [...]No related posts.]]> http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/lyme-disease-diagnosis/feed 0 http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/remitting-seronegative-symmetrical-synovitis-with-pitting-edema-causes http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/remitting-seronegative-symmetrical-synovitis-with-pitting-edema-causes#comments Thu, 02 Jun 2011 02:26:24 +0000 http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/remitting-seronegative-symmetrical-synovitis-with-pitting-edema-causes RS3PE is a constellation of symptoms that can be caused by many other conditions. Since there is no definitive diagnostic test, other conditions have to be ruled out before this rare condition can be diagnosed. The main differential diagnosis is polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR), although pain, stiffness and weakness at the level of the shoulders and [...]No related posts.]]> http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/remitting-seronegative-symmetrical-synovitis-with-pitting-edema-causes/feed 0 http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/seronegative-spondyloarthropathy-introduction http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/seronegative-spondyloarthropathy-introduction#comments Thu, 02 Jun 2011 01:26:08 +0000 http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/seronegative-spondyloarthropathy-introduction Seronegative spondyloarthropathy (or seronegative spondyloarthritis) is a group of diseases involving the axial skeleton and having a negative serostatus. “Seronegative” refers to the fact that these diseases are negative for rheumatoid factor. [http://www.spondylitis.org] According to the Spondylitis Association of America website: http://www.spondylitis.org What is spondylitis? Spondylitis (pronounced spon-d-lie-tiss) is the name given to a group [...]No related posts.]]> http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/seronegative-spondyloarthropathy-introduction/feed 0 http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/symmetric-seronegative-polyarthritis-introduction http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/symmetric-seronegative-polyarthritis-introduction#comments Thu, 02 Jun 2011 00:25:58 +0000 http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/symmetric-seronegative-polyarthritis-introduction Symmetric seronegative polyarthritis is a condition resembling rheumatoid arthritis but less destructive than rheumatoid arthritis and does not develop extra-articular manifestations. Seronegative symmetrical polyarthritis may be associated with pyoderma gangrenosum. Adapted from the Wikipedia article Symmetric seronegative polyarthritis, under the G. N. U. Free Documentation License. Please also see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki No related posts.No related posts.]]> http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/symmetric-seronegative-polyarthritis-introduction/feed 0 http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/pyoderma-gangrenosum-associations http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/pyoderma-gangrenosum-associations#comments Wed, 01 Jun 2011 23:27:31 +0000 http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/pyoderma-gangrenosum-associations The common conditions associated with pyoderma gangrenosum are: *Inflammatory bowel disease: **Ulcerative colitis **Crohn’s disease *Arthritides: **Rheumatoid arthritis **Seronegative symmetrical polyarthritis *Haematological disease: **Myelocytic leukemia **Hairy cell leukemia **Myelofibrosis **Myeloid metaplasia **Monoclonal gammopathy (IgA) Adapted from the Wikipedia article Pyoderma gangrenosum, under the G. N. U. Free Documentation License. Please also see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki No related [...]No related posts.]]> http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/pyoderma-gangrenosum-associations/feed 0 http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/spondyloarthropathy-introduction http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/spondyloarthropathy-introduction#comments Wed, 01 Jun 2011 21:25:52 +0000 http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/spondyloarthropathy-introduction Spondyloarthropathies are inflammatory joint diseases of the vertebral column associated with the MHC class I molecule HLA-B27. The term seronegative spondylarthropathy is used by medical practitioners because this set of conditions may mimic rheumatoid diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, but serological (blood) tests are typically negative for rheumatoid factor. The closely related term spondylitis implies [...]No related posts.]]> http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/spondyloarthropathy-introduction/feed 0 http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/psoriatic-arthritis-introduction http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/psoriatic-arthritis-introduction#comments Wed, 01 Jun 2011 18:27:15 +0000 http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/psoriatic-arthritis-introduction http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/psoriatic-arthritis-introduction/feed 0 http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/hla-dr1-disease-associations http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/hla-dr1-disease-associations#comments Wed, 01 Jun 2011 16:27:11 +0000 http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/hla-dr1-disease-associations By serotype DR1 is associated seronegative-rheumatoid arthritis, penicillamine-induced myasthenia, and schizophrenia. DR1 is increased in patients with systemic sclerosis and arthritis and in ulcerative colitis with patients that have articular manifestations. By allele DRB1*0101 is associated with rheumatoid arthritis, in anti-Jk(a) mediated hemolytic transfusion reactions, foliaceous pemphigus, HTLV-1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis, and lichen planus. In [...]No related posts.]]> http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/hla-dr1-disease-associations/feed 0 http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/seronegative-arthritis-introduction http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/seronegative-arthritis-introduction#comments Wed, 01 Jun 2011 15:26:28 +0000 http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/seronegative-arthritis-introduction seronegative arthritis is an arthritis that is distinguished from rheumatoid arthritis due the absence of rheumatoid factor (Rf-factor). Adapted from the Wikipedia article Seronegative arthritis, under the G. N. U. Free Documentation License. Please also see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki No related posts.No related posts.]]> http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/seronegative-arthritis-introduction/feed 0 http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/seronegative-arthritis-contrasting-with-rheumatoid-arthritis http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/seronegative-arthritis-contrasting-with-rheumatoid-arthritis#comments Wed, 01 Jun 2011 15:24:51 +0000 http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/seronegative-arthritis-contrasting-with-rheumatoid-arthritis The seronegative arthritis family is differentiated from rheumatoid arthitis in many ways. Namely, rheumatoid arthritis is prevalent in the female population, whereas seronegative arthritis is more frequently seen in males. Adapted from the Wikipedia article Seronegative arthritis, under the G. N. U. Free Documentation License. Please also see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki No related posts.No related posts.]]> http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/seronegative-arthritis-contrasting-with-rheumatoid-arthritis/feed 0 http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/what-is-a-sausage-toe http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/what-is-a-sausage-toe#comments Fri, 11 Feb 2011 05:15:07 +0000 http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/what-is-a-sausage-toe A sausage toe is a whimsical description of a painful, red, swollen toe usually associated with an uncommon type of arthritis, but can be the sign of other problems. Swollen red toes should not be ignored. See your podiatrist for answers.No related posts.]]> http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/what-is-a-sausage-toe/feed 0 http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/know-about-psoriasis-arthritis http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/know-about-psoriasis-arthritis#comments Fri, 11 Feb 2011 05:08:50 +0000 http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/know-about-psoriasis-arthritis Have you heard of psoriasis arthritis? Well, it is a variant of arthritis but is of the inflammatory kind. It has been seen that around 30% of the people suffering from psoriasis falls victim to psoriasis arthritis.No related posts.]]> http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/know-about-psoriasis-arthritis/feed 0 http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/seronegative-rheumatoid-arthritis-an-unusual-form-of-rheumatoid-arthritis http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/seronegative-rheumatoid-arthritis-an-unusual-form-of-rheumatoid-arthritis#comments Fri, 11 Feb 2011 05:07:31 +0000 http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/seronegative-rheumatoid-arthritis-an-unusual-form-of-rheumatoid-arthritis Seronegative rheumatoid arthritis is a relatively unknown form of rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis is a collective name used to classify a condition that causes a certain set of symptoms. Of the various forms of arthritis that are known, rheumatoid arthritis is one of the more common.No related posts.]]> http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/seronegative-rheumatoid-arthritis-an-unusual-form-of-rheumatoid-arthritis/feed 0