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Enthesitis-related arthritis

Evidence: Antibody

Names

Enthesitis-related arthritis
Enthesitis-related juvenile arthritis

Description

Enthesitis-related arthritis is diagnosed when rheumatoid arthritis affects the entheses, the connective tissue between a tendon or ligament and a bone. Ethesitis affects about 15% of patients with juvenile arthritis.

Prevalence

No data found.

Typical Age of onset

As a comborbidity of rheumatoid arthritis, it appears between ages 30 and 60 for women and later in life for men

Symptoms

  • Pain in the heel, knee, hip, toe, elbow, backbone, and the bottom of your foot, especially noticible when moving

  • Swelling in the heel, knee, hip, toe, elbow, backbone, and the bottom of your foot

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