Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease, and there is no obvious relationship with the season, but if rheumatoid arthritis patients have serious condition in summer, it is mostly considered to be related to factors such as cold, spread of inflammation, and poor control of the disease.
1. Cold: In summer, when the temperature is hot, rheumatoid arthritis patients often use air conditioners and fans to cool down, which tends to shrink the blood vessels around the joints and reduce the blood supply, leading to ischemia in the diseased joints and aggravation of the disease.
2. Proliferation of inflammation: high temperature in summer can increase blood circulation in the body, aseptic inflammation will spread with the blood circulation, easily induced rheumatoid arthritis, resulting in the patient’s self-consciousness of the seriousness of the condition in summer.
3. Poor control of the condition: If the patient fails to follow the doctor’s instructions to take medication or treatment on time, the condition may also worsen.
Rheumatoid arthritis patients may be serious in the summer due to other factors, it is recommended that patients promptly to the rheumatology and immunology department of the regular hospital and other related departments for detailed consultation.