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Rheumatoid Arthritis Extra-articular Signs

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  1. See Also
    1. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    2. Rheumatoid Arthritis Diagnosis
    3. Rheumatoid Arthritis Articular Signs
    4. Felty's Syndrome
    5. Rheumatoid Arthritis Management
    6. Rheumatoid Arthritis Antiinflammatory Medications
    7. Rheumatoid Arthritis Remittive Agents
  2. Common Extra-Articular Signs
    1. Rheumatoid Nodules
    2. Profound Fatigue
    3. Low-grade fever
    4. Normochromic Normocytic Anemia
  3. Other Extra-Articular Signs
    1. Cardiac
      1. Pericarditis
      2. Pericardial Effusion
      3. Rheumatoid Nodules in great vessel or myocardium wall
        1. Causes Heart Block and Bundle Branch Block
    2. Lung
      1. Pulmonary Nodules
      2. Pleural Effusion (very low Pleural Fluid glucose)
    3. Ophthalmologic manifestations
      1. Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca
      2. Scleritis
      3. Episcleritis
      4. Keratitis
      5. Scleromalacia
    4. Neurologic manifestations
      1. Rheumatoid granulomata near nerve roots
      2. Cervical spine subluxation
        1. Results from Rheumatoid Arthritis Erosions
    5. Hoarseness (extreme and progressive)
      1. Rheumatoid changes in laryngeal cricoarytenoid joints
    6. Systemic Vasculitis
    7. Felty's Syndrome

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