Other Related Conditions - Causes - Diagnosis - Symptoms - Treatment

What is a comorbid condition? Do most people with arthritis have a comorbid condition? Does it make them harder to treat?

Myofascial pain is a condition that is often confused with fibromyalgia. Myofascial pain is considered one of the 100 types of arthritis. Learn about the symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of myofascial pain.

Palindromic rheumatism is a rare inflammatory arthritis which is often confused with rheumatoid arthritis. What are the symptoms of palindromic rheumatism?

The cricoarytenoid joint is located near the windpipe. Inflammation of the cricoarytenoid joint can cause hoarseness and difficulty breathing.

Amyloidosis can be a primary condition or can be a secondary condition to inflammatory types of arthritis.

HIV, the virus which causes AIDS, can also cause arthritis pain, joint pain, muscle pain, and muscle weakness. It's important to determine whether the symptoms of rheumatic disease presented by a patient are or are not associated with HIV. Rheumatic disease associated with HIV may alter usual treatment and prognosis.

Rheumatic fever is an inflammatory disease which may affect the heart, joints, brain, and skin. Polyarthritis is one of the major criteria associated with rheumatic fever. Polyarthritis occurs in 75% of cases of rheumatic fever.

Caplan's syndrome is inflammation and scarring of the lungs in people with rheumatoid arthritis who have exposure to coal dust. Caplan's syndrome is very rare in the USA. (Illustration)

Uveitis is an inflammation inside the eye, affecting the uvea. It may be associated with autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis or ankylosing spondylitis, but most cases occur in healthy people.

Collagen is a tough, glue-like protein that represents 30% of body protein and shapes the structure of tendons, bones, and connective tissues. Malfunctioning of the immune system can affect these structures. This is known as collagen vascular disease. Collagen vascular diseases include: Rheumatoid arthritis, Systemic lupus erythematosus, Scleroderma, Dermatomyositis, Polyarteritis nodosa.

Hemochromatosis is a disorder that interferes with iron metabolism and results in excess iron deposits throughout the body. The disease may lead to the development of diabetes, skin pigment changes, cardiac problems, arthritis, testicular atrophy, liver problems, hypopituitarism, chronic abdominal pain, severe fatigue, and increased risk of certain bacterial infections.

Constrictive pericarditis is a disorder caused by inflammation of the pericardium (the sac-like covering of the heart) with subsequent thickening, scarring, and contracture of the pericardium. It is a very rare complication of rheumatoid arthritis.

Diffuse interstitial pulmonary fibrosis is the name given to a group of disorders characterized by inflammation and eventually scarring of the deep lung tissues, leading to shortness of breath. Many connective tissue diseases (such as rheumatoid arthritis, scleroderma, and lupus) can cause interstitial lung disease. (Illustrated)

Osteogenesis imperfecta (also called brittle bone disease) is a congenital condition of abnormal fragility of the bones.