Hand joint swelling belongs to rheumatism or rheumatoid

First of all, we should understand the concept that rheumatic diseases include rheumatoid arthritis. Therefore, there is no single disease called rheumatism. This is a large group of diseases, including more than 100 diseases. In addition, we should also understand that hand joint swelling is not necessarily caused by rheumatic diseases. For example, local allergic reactions, or caused by trauma or other diseases, may cause local swelling, of course, if the patient shows symmetrical hand joint swelling, pain accompanied by tenderness, it is possible to belong to rheumatoid arthritis, need to go to the hospital in time to see a doctor, perfect the relevant examination and autoantibody detection, carry out clear.