Rheumatism is rheumatoid arthritis, rheumatoid is rheumatoid arthritis. The difference between rheumatoid arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis mainly lies in the cause of the disease, symptoms and prognosis.
1. Etiology: the specific cause of rheumatoid arthritis is not clear, may be related to the environment, heredity, infection and so on. Rheumatoid arthritis is an arthritis that occurs when the body is infected with group A beta-hemolytic streptococcus.
2. Symptoms: Rheumatoid arthritis usually invades the small joints around the fingers, toes and wrists and causes morning stiffness, joint swelling, joint pain and other symptoms. Rheumatoid arthritis mostly involves the elbows, knees and other large joints and leads to joint migratory pain, and can also appear as erythema annulare, subcutaneous nodules, carditis and other rheumatic fever manifestations.
3. Prognosis: Simple rheumatoid arthritis can be cured, and after the cure does not leave joint mobility or deformity, while rheumatoid arthritis is incurable, and joint deformity and joint mobility can occur in severe cases.
It is recommended that patients go to the rheumatology and immunology department of regular hospitals, and complete the relevant examinations under the guidance of the doctor to clarify the diagnosis and standardize the diagnosis and treatment.