Signs and symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis may include:  Tender, warm, swollen joints Joint stiffness that is usually worse in the mornings and after inactivity Fatigue, fever and loss of appetite  Early rheumatoid arthritis tends to affect your smaller joints first — particularly the joints that attach your fingers to your hands and your toes to your feet. As the disease progresses, symptoms often spread to the wrists, knees, ankles, elbows, hips and shoulders. In most cases, symptoms occur in the same joints on both sides of your body. About 40% of people who have rheumatoid arthritis also experience signs and symptoms that don't involve the joints. Areas that may be affected include:  Skin Eyes Lungs Heart Kidneys Salivary glands Nerve tissue Bone marrow Blood vessels  Rheumatoid arthritis signs and symptoms may vary in severity and may even come and go. Periods of increased disease activity, called flares, alternate with periods of relative remission — when the swelling and pain fade or disappear. Over time, rheumatoid arthritis can cause joints to deform and shift out of place.
signs symptoms rheumatoid arthritis may include:  tender  warm  swollen joints joint stiffness worse mornings inactivity fatigue  fever loss appetite  early rheumatoid arthritis tends affect smaller joints first — joints attach fingers hands toes feet  disease progresses  symptoms spread wrists  knees  ankles  elbows  hips shoulders  cases  symptoms occur joints sides body  40% people who rheumatoid arthritis experience signs symptoms don't involve joints  areas may affected include:  skin eyes lungs heart kidneys salivary glands nerve tissue bone marrow blood vessels  rheumatoid arthritis signs symptoms may vary severity may come go  periods increased disease activity  called flares  alternate periods relative remission — swelling pain fade disappear  time  rheumatoid arthritis can cause joints deform shift place
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