Difference between Rheumatosis and Rheumatoid Arthritis

Difference between Rheumatosis and Rheumatoid Arthritis

There are many similarities of Rheumatosis and Rheumatoid Arthritis, such as wind, cold, dampness and arthralgia, while there are essential differences and the implication of Rheumatism is more extensive.
 First, different pathogenesis Rheumatism is caused by pathogenic factors of wind, cold and dampness, but it doesn’t involve heart, not damage the bone substance, and most patients can be cured. Few cases of Rheumatism are caused by streptococcal infection. Rheumatoid Arthritis is a type of autoimmunity disease. Although Rheumatoid Arthritis does not belong to hereditary disease, it may relate to genetic factor and the morbidity among women in 20-40 is much higher.
 Second, pathology The pathological basis of Rheumatism is synovitis and vasculitis, while there is no certain pathological basis.
 Third, symptoms For Rheumatism, the involved joints don’t deform and most the involved joints are large joints. For Rheumatoid Arthritis, usually, the early symptoms of it are joint pain, swelling, stiff, inconvenience of activity and so on. Sometimes, these symptoms are severe, while sometimes are mild. Besides, it recurs repeatedly during the long course of disease. In the initial stage, facet joint of fingers and toes will appear symmetry swelling. And in fater period, there will be joint deformity. Although few patients are complicated with cardiovascular disease, most patients have no symptoms of heart.
Forth, diagnosis Diagnosis of Rheumatoid Arthritis: 1, morning stiffness of joint and surrounding tissue lasts at less 1h (course of disease≥6 weeks); 2, arthritis of three or more than three joints; 3, symmetry arthritis; 4, rheumatoid nodules; 5, positive in rheumatoid factors; 6, radiology change; Diagnosis of rheumatism: there is no certain diagnosis index, but the rheumatoid fact is negative and there is no radiology change.
 Fifth, treatment Usually, there is no effective medicine in western medicine for rheumatism. Patients of rheumatism can be cured soon with traditional Chinese medicine for expelling wind, removing cold, promoting blood circulation and removing stasis. On the contrary, rheumatoid arthritis needs System western medicine treatment in the early stage, and the combined application of Traditional Chinese medicine and western medicine is the best option for patients.