Rheumatoid arthritis

Credit: DR P. MARAZZI/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY

Caption: MODEL RELEASED. Rheumatoid arthritis. Close-up of the knuckles of the right hand of a 95-year-old woman affected by rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease that attacks the joints. Chronic inflammation leads to the destruction of the cartilage, bone and ligaments, which causes the joints to deform.

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