Vascular and neurological considerations in rheumatoid arthritis

Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic systemic inflammatory disease characterized by a symmetrical polyarthritis of varying extent, severity and deformity. It is associated with synovitis of joint and tendon sheaths, articular cartilage loss, and punched out erosions of peri-articular bone. Most patients have elevated blood levels of IgM rheumatoid factor.