Abstract:

Rheumatoid Arthritis is an autoimmune disorder and it is the most common autoimmune and inflammatory arthritis in adults (Helmic, et al, 2008), the disease mainly affects joints of the body such as knees, hands and hips. The ideology of this inflammation is unknown (Fishman, 2010). However, there are several factors that mainly contribute to the initiation and the progression of the Rheumatoid Arthritis this include gender, age, environmental factors, malnutrition and genetic makeups. The disease occurs approximately 1% of the population. It is more common in women than the male; about 80% of the cases are seen on the population between the ages of 35-50 year (Fishma, 2010). The management intervention of this disease must be started sooner rather than later, the treatment should be widely comprehensive including pain management, reducing swelling and supporting the patients to receive proper treatment that aims to cure the disease and the condition. Radiographic image should be taken to evaluate the extent of the damages on joints. This study investigates the factors that contribute the progression of the Rheumatoid Arthritis.

Keywords: Rheumatoid Arthritis, Autoimmune disorder, inflammatory arthritis.

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