Hello XXXXXXX

Thanks for posting your query.

Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic systemic inflammatory disease of unknown cause which causes the joints to become tender, warm, and swollen. Normally small pouch covered with a thin tissue called synovium lies between the two pieces of joint cartilage which prevents the joint from rubbing with each other. Synovium also secretes a fluid that helps keep joints lubricated. In RA, the synovium becomes inflamed, resulting in the production of excessive joint fluid (synovial fluid).

The synovium also thickens with inflammation and the extra piece of flesh which you are feeling may be due to this. The other reason is development of subcutaneous rheumatoid nodules on the joints.

Medical treatments include the use of disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs), which are used with NSAIDs (non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) and or steroids in low doses.

In Bangalore, you can consult the rheumatology department at Apollo hospital Bangalore or you can click the following link to contact good rheumatologists in Bangalore:

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Wishing you good health.

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