Complications of Rheumatoid arthritis

Complications list for Rheumatoid arthritis:

The list of complications that have been mentioned in various sources for Rheumatoid arthritis includes:

• Chronic joint pain
• Joint deformity
• Anemia
• Blood vessel inflammation
• Lung lining inflammation (see Lung symptoms)
• Heart sac inflammation (see Heart symptoms)
• Eye disease - particularly for Pauciarticular JRA
• Salivary gland inflammation
• Small blood vessel inflammation
• Serious debility - less than 10% of cases

See also the symptoms of Rheumatoid arthritis and Rheumatoid arthritis: Introduction.

Complications and sequelae of Rheumatoid arthritis from the Diseases Database include:

• Pulmonary fibrosis
• Hypersplenism
• Transferrin levels low (serum)
• Monocytosis
• Scleritis
• Complement C3 levels low (serum)
• Lung cavity
• Aseptic necrosis of bone
• Synovitis
• Cryoglobulinaemia
• Lymphadenopathy
• Ferritin levels raised (serum)
• Complement C4 levels low (serum)
• Pleural effusion
• Tendon nodules
• Atlantoaxial subluxation
• Aortic valve incompetence
• Pure red cell aplasia
• Vasculitis
• Proteinuria
• LE cell
• Dysphonia
• AA amyloidosis
• ESR raised
• Pericarditis
• Subcutaneous nodules
• Spondylolisthesis
• Neutropenia
• Coin lesion (chest x-ray)
• Thrombocytosis
• Pleuritis
• Autoantibodies
• Immunoglobulin levels raised (plasma or serum)
• Lymphoedema
• Red cell production reduced
• Stridor
• Pyrexia of unknown origin
• Carpal tunnel syndrome
• Osteoporosis
• Mitral valve incompetence
• Arthropathy
• Palmar erythema
• Pyoderma gangrenosum
• Eosinophilia
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Angiotensin converting enzyme levels raised (plasma or serum)
• VDRL positive
• Bursitis
• Episcleritis
• Genu valgum
• Sideroblasts
• Raynaud's phenomenon
• Uveitis

See also the symptoms of Rheumatoid arthritis and Rheumatoid arthritis: Introduction.

Rheumatoid arthritis as a symptom:

For a more detailed analysis of Rheumatoid arthritis as a symptom, including causes, drug side effect causes, and drug interaction causes, please see our Symptom Center information for Rheumatoid arthritis.

About complications:

Complications of Rheumatoid arthritis are secondary conditions, symptoms, or other disorders that are caused by Rheumatoid arthritis. In many cases the distinction between symptoms of Rheumatoid arthritis and complications of Rheumatoid arthritis is unclear or arbitrary.