Rheumatoid arthritis

Credit: DR P. MARAZZI/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY

Caption: Rheumatoid arthritis affecting the hands of a 58-year-old woman. Both hands have been left deformed by the disease. 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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