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Artritis reumatoidea - Symptom

Nombres alternativos

AR; Artritis reumatoide

Síntomas:

La artritis reumatoidea afecta generalmente las articulaciones en ambos lados del cuerpo por igual. Las muñecas, las rodillas, los dedos de las manos y los tobillos son los que resultan comprometidos con mayor frecuencia.

La enfermedad generalmente comienza de manera lenta, por lo general sólo con dolor articular leve, rigidez y fatiga.

Los síntomas articulares pueden abarcar:

  • La rigidez matutina, que dura por más de una hora, es común. Las articulaciones pueden sentirse calientes, sensibles y rígidas cuando no se usan durante una hora.
  • El dolor articular a menudo se siente en la misma articulación en ambos lados del cuerpo.
  • Con el tiempo, las articulaciones puede perder su rango de movimiento y pueden volverse deformes.

Otros síntomas abarcan:

  • Dolor torácico al respirar (pleuresía).
  • Resequedad en ojos y boca (síndrome de Sjogren).
  • Ardor, prurito y secreción del ojo.
  • Nódulos bajo la piel (generalmente un signo de una enfermedad más grave).
  • Entumecimiento, hormigueo o ardor en las manos y los pies.

Pruebas y exámenes:

No hay un examen que pueda determinar con certeza si usted tiene o no artritis reumatoidea. La mayoría de los pacientes con esta enfermedad tendrán algunos resultados anormales en exámenes, aunque para algunos pacientes, todos los exámenes serán normales.

Dos pruebas de laboratorio que a menudo ayudan en el diagnóstico son:

Otros exámenes que se pueden hacer abarcan:

  • Reviewed last on: 2/14/2011
  • Michael E. Makover, MD is a professor and attending in rheumatology at the New York University Medical Center, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Huizinga TW, Pincus T. In the clinic. Rheumatoid arthritis. Ann Intern Med. 2010 Jul 6;153(1).

Scott DL, Wolfe F, Huizinga TW. Rheumatoid arthritis. Lancet. 2010 Sep 25;376(9746):1094-108.

Harris ED Jr, Firestein GS. Clinical features of rheumatoid arthritis. In: Firestein GS, Budd RC, Harris ED Jr, et al., eds. Kelley's Textbook of Rheumatology. 8th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2008:chap 66.

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