Concept information
Preferred term
Arthritis, Rheumatoid
Type
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Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
Entry terms
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
Note
- in children = ARTHRITIS, JUVENILE RHEUMATOID; includes PCE: polyarthrite chronique évolutive; tends to be chronic so do not coord with CHRONIC DISEASE
Scope note
- A chronic systemic disease, primarily of the joints, marked by inflammatory changes in the synovial membranes and articular structures, widespread fibrinoid degeneration of the collagen fibers in mesenchymal tissues, and by atrophy and rarefaction of bony structures. Etiology is unknown, but autoimmune mechanisms have been implicated.
In other languages
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Finnish
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arthritis rheumatoides
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määrittämätön nivelreuma
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RA
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reuma
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reumaattinen niveltulehdus
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reumatismi
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reumatoidi artriitti
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reumatoidiartriitti
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seropositiivinen niveltulehdus
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Swedish
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Artrit, reumatoid
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Reumatoid artrit
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D001172
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