Rheumatoid arthritis is a systemic autoimmune disease characterized by chronic erosive arthritis. Rheumatoid arthritis is characterized by synovitis, and the destruction of articular cartilage and bone caused by it eventually leads to joint deformity. Rheumatism is an allergic disease related to group A hemolytic streptococcus infection. The lesion involves the whole body connective tissue, showing acute or chronic connective tissue inflammation, mainly collagen fiber degeneration and necrosis.

2. Rheumatism is a group of diseases that invade joints, bones, muscles, blood vessels and related soft tissues or connective tissues, most of which are autoimmune diseases. The onset of the disease is mostly hidden and slow, with a long course of disease and a genetic tendency. Diagnosis and treatment are difficult. Rheumatoid diseases are usually classified according to the urgency of the disease or the diseased part at the time of the disease. According to the severity of the disease, it can be divided into three categories: occult, subacute and sudden; According to the number of joints involved, it can be divided into multi-joint, few-joint, single-joint and extra-joint manifestations.

3. The symptoms of affected joints in rheumatoid arthritis are symmetrical and persistent joint swelling and pain, usually accompanied by morning stiffness. Proximal interphalangeal joint, metacarpophalangeal joint, wrist, elbow and toe joint are the most common involved joints. At the same time, it can also involve cervical vertebra, temporomandibular joint, sternoclavicular joint and acromioclavicular joint.

The above is an introduction to the difference between rheumatism and rheumatoid disease, hoping to help you.