Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic inflammatory disease of the connective tissue, which in severe cases can affect the whole body. In most cases, only the joints are affected, but the disease can also body parts such as bursitis, connective tissue of the eye, damaging internal organs or blood vessels.
1.1 What is the cause of Rheumatoid Arthritis?
The actual cause of rheumatoid arthritis is still unknown. Experts believe, however, that this is a so-called autoimmune disease, falsely in their own defense system (immune system), the body's own tissue as a foreign, harmful invader and attacks treated. ...