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Anatomy
Rheumatoid Arthritis Complications
Complications of rheumatoid arthritis include:
- Felty's syndrome
- Cardiac arrhythmia
- Interstitial fibrosis:
- Scarring of the lungs
- Joint destruction:
- Swollen and deformed joints
- Decreased range of motion
- Neurapraxia
- Pericarditis
- Pleurisy
- Sjogren's syndrome
- Vasculitis:
- Inflammation of the blood vessels
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Last Updated: Feb 9, 2011 References
Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MD; John H. Beckett, MD; D. Scott Gettings, MD
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