| rheumatoid lung disease | <radiology> Pleural effusion, most common finding, seen mostly in males (although RA more common in females), diffuse interstitial fibrosis, necrobiotic nodules, Caplan syndrome, nodules and pneumoeritis and hypertension (12 Dec 1998) |
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| rheumatoid nodule | Subcutaneous nodules seen in 20-30% of rheumatoid arthritis patients. They may arise anywhere on the body, but are most frequently found over the bony prominences. The nodules are characterised histologically by dense areas of fibrinoid necrosis with basophilic streaks and granules, surrounded by a palisade of cells, mainly fibroblasts and histiocytes. (12 Dec 1998) |
| rheumatoid nodules | rheumatoid nodules are firm lumps in the skin of patients with rheumatoid arthritis that usually occur in pressure points of the body, most commonly the elbows (12 Dec 1998) |
| rheumatoid spondylitis | <rheumatology> A polyarthritis involving the spine, which is characterised by progressive, painful stiffening of the joints and ligaments. It almost exclusively affects young men. Interestingly the disease seems to be associated with HLA B27, those with this histocompatability antigen are 300 times more likely to get the disease, 90% of sufferers have HLA B27 (18 Nov 1997) |
| rheumatologist | A medical doctor who specialises in rheumatology. (09 Oct 1997) |
| rheumatology | <study> A branch of medicine concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of arthritis. (09 Oct 1997) |
| rheumic | <medicine> Pertaining to, or characterised by, rheum. Rheumic diathesis. See Dartrous diathesis, under Dartrous. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| rheumides | <medicine> The class of skin disease developed by the dartrous diathesis. See Dartrous. Origin: NL. See Rheum. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| rheumatic heart disease |
heart disease caused by recurrent episodes of rheumatic fever; characterized by changes in the myocardium or scarring of the heart valves that reduce the power of the heart to pump blood
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| rheumatoid |
arthritic: of or pertaining to arthritis; "my creaky old joints"; "rheumy with age and grief"
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| rheumatic aortitis |
inflammation of the aorta due to rheumatism, which may progress to patchy fibrosis.
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| rheumatic endocarditis |
endocarditis associated with rheumatic fever. Involvement may be mural but is usually valvular and involves the entire valve; it is then more accurately termed rheumatic valvulitis (qv).
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| rheumatism |
any of several pathological conditions of the muscles, tendons, joints, bones, or nerves, characterized by discomfort and disability
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