Rheumatoid arthritis

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a long-term autoimmune disorder that primarily affects joints. It typically results in warm, swollen, and painful joints. [Source: Wikipedia ]

Synonyms
RA
Subtypes
Adult rheumatoid arthritis
Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatoid spondylitis
Seronegative rheumatoid arthritis
May Cause
Abnormal odontoid process
Abnormal sternoclavicular joint
Abnormal sternomanubrial synchondrosis
Acquired fused vertebrae
Acquired short hands and feet
Acro-osteolysis
Acro-osteosclerosis
Aortic insufficiency
Arthritis
Arthritis with new bone formation
Arthritis with osteoporosis
Arthritis with soft-tissue nodules
Arthritis with subluxation
Arthritis with swan-neck deformity
Arthropathy
Asymmetrical sacroiliac joint abnormality
Asymmetrical sacroiliac joint disease
Atlantoaxial instability
Avascular necrosis
Baker cyst
Basilar invagination
Bridging of the pubic symphysis
Calcaneal bone resorption
Calcification in a ligament
Calcification in a tendon
Camptodactyly
Cardiomyopathy
Carpal and/or tarsal fusion
Cervical spine fusion
Contracted hand
Coxa valga
Coxa vara
Diffuse interstitial disease with pleural effusion
Disk calcification
Displaced elbow fat pad
Distal clavicle defect
Enlarged orbital rectus muscles
Enthesopathy
Eosinophilia
Erosion of cortical bone surface
Esophageal dysmotility
Fragmented or irregular femoral head
Fragmented, irregular, or sclerotic carpal or tarsal bones
Generalized osteopenia or osteolysis of the jaws
Generalized osteoporosis
Humeral head deformity
Intra-articular calcification
Irregular epiphysis
Joint effusion
Localized soft-tissue calcification
Lucent defect in bones of hands, wrists, feet, or ankles
Lymph node filling defect
Lytic phalangeal lesion
Lytic vertebral lesion
Medial proximal metaphyseal erosion of the long bones
Mediastinal and/or hilar lymph node enlargement
Multiple abnormal epiphyses
Multiple collapsed vertebrae
Multiple intra-articular filling defects
Multiple radiolucent bone lesions
Narrow intervertebral disk space
Narrowed joint space
Neuropathic bone changes of the hands or feet
Notching of the superior rib margins
Periarticular calcification
Pericardial effusion
Plantar calcaneal spur
Pleural effusion with enlarged heart
Pleural thickening
Polyarticular joint disease
Premature osteoarthritis
Protrusio acetabuli
Pseudofracture
Regional osteoporosis
Resorption of distal clavicle
Rheumatoid lung disease
Ribbon-like ribs
Sacroiliac joint disease
Salivary gland enlargement
Sclerotic epiphysis
Serous joint effusion
Small epiphysis
Soft-tissue mass with adjacent bone erosion
Solitary lytic epiphyseal lesion
Solitary lytic epiphyseal-metaphyseal lesion
Spinal osteopenia
Splenomegaly
Squaring of vertebral body
Symmetrical sacroiliac joint abnormality
Symmetrical sacroiliac joint disease
Temporomandibular joint disease
Thin ribs
Tibiotalar tilt
Tracheobronchomegaly
Unilateral sacroiliac joint abnormality
Unilateral sacroiliac joint disease
Vascular deossification
Wavy ribs
Wide pubic symphysis
Widespread areas of bone destruction
Widespread soft-tissue calcification
May Be Caused by
Felty syndrome
Juvenile chronic arthritis
Abnormal odontoid process
Abnormal sternoclavicular joint
Abnormal sternomanubrial synchondrosis
Acquired fused vertebrae
Acquired short hands and feet
Acro-osteolysis
Acro-osteosclerosis
Aortic insufficiency
Arthritis
Arthritis with new bone formation
Arthritis with osteoporosis
Arthritis with soft-tissue nodules
Arthritis with subluxation
Arthritis with swan-neck deformity
Arthropathy
Asymmetrical sacroiliac joint abnormality
Asymmetrical sacroiliac joint disease
Atlantoaxial instability
Avascular necrosis
Baker cyst
Basilar invagination
Bridging of the pubic symphysis
Calcaneal bone resorption
Calcification in a ligament
Calcification in a tendon
Camptodactyly
Cardiomyopathy
Carpal and/or tarsal fusion
Cervical spine fusion
Contracted hand
Coxa valga
Coxa vara
Diffuse interstitial disease with pleural effusion
Disk calcification
Displaced elbow fat pad
Distal clavicle defect
Enlarged orbital rectus muscles
Enthesopathy
Eosinophilia
Erosion of cortical bone surface
Esophageal dysmotility
Fragmented or irregular femoral head
Fragmented, irregular, or sclerotic carpal or tarsal bones
Generalized osteopenia or osteolysis of the jaws
Generalized osteoporosis
Humeral head deformity
Intra-articular calcification
Irregular epiphysis
Joint effusion
Localized soft-tissue calcification
Lucent defect in bones of hands, wrists, feet, or ankles
Lymph node filling defect
Lytic phalangeal lesion
Lytic vertebral lesion
Medial proximal metaphyseal erosion of the long bones
Mediastinal and/or hilar lymph node enlargement
Multiple abnormal epiphyses
Multiple collapsed vertebrae
Multiple intra-articular filling defects
Multiple radiolucent bone lesions
Narrow intervertebral disk space
Narrowed joint space
Neuropathic bone changes of the hands or feet
Notching of the superior rib margins
Periarticular calcification
Pericardial effusion
Plantar calcaneal spur
Pleural effusion with enlarged heart
Pleural thickening
Polyarticular joint disease
Premature osteoarthritis
Protrusio acetabuli
Pseudofracture
Regional osteoporosis
Resorption of distal clavicle
Rheumatoid lung disease
Ribbon-like ribs
Sacroiliac joint disease
Salivary gland enlargement
Sclerotic epiphysis
Serous joint effusion
Small epiphysis
Soft-tissue mass with adjacent bone erosion
Solitary lytic epiphyseal lesion
Solitary lytic epiphyseal-metaphyseal lesion
Spinal osteopenia
Splenomegaly
Squaring of vertebral body
Symmetrical sacroiliac joint abnormality
Symmetrical sacroiliac joint disease
Temporomandibular joint disease
Thin ribs
Tibiotalar tilt
Tracheobronchomegaly
Unilateral sacroiliac joint abnormality
Unilateral sacroiliac joint disease
Vascular deossification
Wavy ribs
Wide pubic symphysis
Widespread areas of bone destruction
Widespread soft-tissue calcification