Can rheumatism cause hand numbness?

Rheumatic diseases can cause hand numbness.

Rheumatic diseases can affect joints, muscles, tendons and other parts. When affecting the nerves of the upper limbs, it may cause nerve compression or damage, thus causing hand numbness symptoms. For example, rheumatoid arthritis, as the disease progresses, joint deformity may occur, and then oppress peripheral nerves. At the

same time, some rheumatic diseases can lead to vascular lesions, affecting the blood circulation of the hands, causing insufficient blood supply to the hands, which may also induce hand numbness. For example, systemic lupus erythematosus, etc., the vascular inflammation caused by it may affect the blood supply of the hands.

In addition, long-term rheumatic diseases may lead to nutritional metabolism disorders in the body, lack of certain nutrients, such as vitamin B12, etc., which are very important for the normal function of the nervous system. When lacking, it is easy to appear abnormal manifestations such as hand numbness.