Rheumatism is a rheumatic disease, most of the specific causes of rheumatic diseases are not completely clear, may be related to genetic and non-genetic factors.
1. Genetic factors: rheumatic diseases is a general term for a large group of diseases, such as ankylosing spondylitis, systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis and other diseases, there is a clear tendency of family aggregation of the disease, the probability of rheumatic diseases in close relatives who suffer from such diseases is significantly higher.
2. Non-genetic factors: rheumatoid arthritis, gouty arthritis and other diseases also belong to the category of rheumatic diseases, in which rheumatoid arthritis is closely related to group A group B hemolytic streptococcal infection, and gouty arthritis and purine metabolism and uric acid excretion related to the different types of rheumatic diseases there may be different non-genetic pathogenic factors.
Patients with rheumatic diseases can go to the rheumatology and immunology department of regular hospitals, consult with specialists, and follow the doctor’s instructions for standardized treatment.