Joint pain that increases after sleep or rest, prolonged high fever, dry skin or mucous membranes, ulcers on them, and multiple fractures require contacting a rheumatologist. In this respect “To Doctor Peter” said Tatyana Gulyeva, a rheumatologist at the ABIA clinic.
According to Gulyeva, pain in the joints and spine during rheumatism increases after rest and night sleep, decreases after exercise or warm-up. This symptom may be accompanied by swelling and redness in the joints and warmth may be felt in the joints. A prolonged increase in body temperature (37-37.9 degrees) is possible. Skin rashes and dryness are also symptoms of rheumatic diseases, as are ulcers on the mucosa and skin. Enlarged lymph nodes, thrombosis, inflammatory diseases of the eyes and intestines, pain and weakness in the muscles, miscarriage (or inability to become pregnant), multiple bone fractures – all this requires contacting a rheumatologist.
“Without treatment, the person may become disabled. Joints need to be replaced or serious complications arise from internal organs: kidneys, liver, lungs, heart… With the treatment we receive, we control the course of the disease and achieve remission, that is, a serious recovery. condition and even improvement,” the doctor explained.
Gulieva emphasized that the sooner treatment is started, the more positive the prognosis will be. In addition, new generation drugs and innovative genetically modified biological drugs have also emerged recently.
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