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| <td><p align="left"><font size="5" color="#FF0000"><u><b>Forms of Arthritis</b></u></font></p> | |
| <font FACE="Arial"><p>There are more than <b>100 types of arthritis</b> and treatment may | |
| be obtained from arthritis specialists called <i>rheumatologists</i>. Some of the most | |
| prevalent forms of <i>arthritis</i> include: <ul> | |
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| <li>Osteoarthritis </i>(occurs when the tissue that covers the joints breaks down and leaves | |
| the ends of the bones unprotected<i>),</i> which is the nation’s number one crippling | |
| disease, affecting 17 million Americans </li> | |
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| <li>Rheumatoid Arthritis</i> (the most painful and crippling form), an autoimmune disease | |
| that afflicts approximately 7 million Americans </li> | |
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| <li>Spinal Arthritis</i>, which affects 2.5 million Americans </li> | |
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| <li>Gout</i>, which affects nearly 2 million Americans </li> | |
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| <li>Related Autoimmune Diseases, </i>such as<i> Systemic Lupus</i> <i>Erythematosus</i> | |
| (Lupus), that affect over 100,000 Americans</li> | |
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| <font FACE="Arial" SIZE="4"><b><p><font color="#400080">Autoimmune Forms of Arthritis</font></b></font><br> | |
| <i><font FACE="Arial"><font size="3" color="#FF0000"><strong>Defense of the body against | |
| microorganisms and cancer is the job of our immune system.</strong></font></p> | |
| <p></font><font FACE="Arial" COLOR="#0000ff"><b>Rheumatoid Arthritis and Systemic Lupus | |
| Erythematosus are autoimmune diseases.</b></font></i><br> | |
| <font FACE="Arial">The immune system is composed of a family of cells and tissues that are | |
| distributed throughout the body. The cells of this system are also found in the blood and | |
| are called lymphoid cells or white blood cells. To be effective, the immune system must be | |
| able to distinguish "foreign" agents, termed antigens, from our own or | |
| "self" tissues. Normally, this system performs flawlessly and we recover from | |
| infectious disease and keep abnormal cancer cells under control. However, in certain | |
| individuals the immune system appears to make a mistake and identifies "self" | |
| tissues as "foreign" and attempts to destroy them.</p> | |
| <p>This unfortunate condition is termed <b>autoimmune disease</b> or attacking self | |
| tissues. Autoimmune diseases take many different forms, they may be "localized" | |
| and involve a single organ or tissue or they can be "systemic" and involve | |
| multiple organs and tissues. </p> | |
| <b><p>Rheumatoid arthritis</b> (RA) and <b>Systemic Lupus Erythematosus</b> (SLE) are | |
| examples of systemic autoimmune diseases. They usually begin locally and then the tissue | |
| destruction and scarring progresses to include other organs and tissues. These are | |
| relentless, progressive diseases which are characterized by alternating periods of active | |
| tissue destruction and quiescent periods of repair and scarring. These diseases are | |
| debilitating, disfiguring and can be lethal. Both white blood cells and soluble proteins, | |
| termed antibodies, which are directed at self tissues are involved in causing this | |
| disease. The general therapy is to suppress the patient’s immune system and slow the | |
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| <p align="left"><font FACE="Arial"><font color="#400080">The information provided in the | |
| Arthritis National Research Foundation’s web page is for educational purposes only. | |
| It is not intended to provide, nor are we giving, medical advice. The foundation provides | |
| funding for young investigators seeking the causes and treatment of rheumatic diseases. | |
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