| Palindromic rheumatoid arthritis disease is whereby you | | | | - In the swelling of the periarticular tissues such as heel |
| experience periodic episodes of pain, swelling, warmth, | | | | pads and finger pads, soft tissues are also involved. |
| and stiffness of joints. With this condition, you find | | | | - Aside from pain and swelling, the Palindromic |
| yourself subsceptible to recurrent attacks of transient | | | | rheumatoid arthritis patient may feel nodules just below |
| inflammation in and around the joints. This condition | | | | the skin in subcutaneous tissues. |
| normally plagues two or three joints. Because not | | | | - Blood tests: If they indicate an elevation of the ESR |
| much is known, it is very difficult to get treated for this | | | | (Erythrocyte sedimentation rate) and CRP (C-reactive |
| form of disease. | | | | protein) level, it is a rheumatoid factor |
| Palindromic Rheumatoid Arthritis Symptoms | | | | Treatment for Palindromic Rheumatoid Arthritis |
| Palindromic rheumatoid arthritis is usually characterized | | | | The treatment for this disease is very difficult to |
| by episodic articular, or periarticular pain. The fingers | | | | administer. This is because the symptoms of recurrent |
| and knees are two of the most common joints | | | | periods of pain and attack are transient. |
| affected by the disease. The pain may be intense but | | | | Even the anti-inflammatory medicines may not be very |
| it does not last longer than two or three days. The | | | | effective. However, doctors generally prescribe |
| attacks stop as quickly as they begin. | | | | disease-modifying drugs such as hydroxyxhloroquine |
| Some attacks last as long as a few hours, while | | | | or methotrexate for the patients. These medicines are |
| others two or three days. These recurrent episodes | | | | said to be effective particularly if there are positive |
| of pain usually form a specific pattern. In 60% cases, | | | | rheumatoid factors present. |
| those who are suffering from this disease may have | | | | Note that in these cases, the treatment is |
| pain-free periods lasting up to weeks or months. In | | | | symptomatic. They do not address the root cause of |
| some cases, these attacks recur after years and | | | | palindromic rheumatoid arthritis. As such, there is no |
| cause no permanent damage. | | | | cure for this disease. More research and studies are |
| Rheumatoid factors in Palindromic Rheumatoid Arthritis | | | | currently being conducted by the medical community. |
| Some of these rheumatoid factors are: | | | | Hopefully, with more light shed on this condition, there |
| - Large joints are most commonly involved in the | | | | can be a cure some day. |
| recurrent episodes of attack | | | | |