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RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS
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- Early symptoms, preceding obvious joint involvement: fatigue and weakness; low-grade fever; general feeling of poor health; loss of appetite and weight loss.
- Red, swollen, painful joints that may be warm to the touch. With long-term rheumatoid arthritis, joints may become bent and gnarled.
- Stiffness (often the second manifestation), especially after awakening in the morning.
- Red, painless skin lumps, known as rheumatoid nodules, on the elbows, knees, or toes.
- Chest pain and breathing difficulty.
- Dry mouth and dry, painful eyes.
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