Is finger pain rheumatoid?

Finger joint pain, rheumatoid arthritis depends on whether the patient's finger joint pain belongs to proximal finger joint pain, or distal finger joint pain, if the patient is symmetrical proximal finger joint pain and metacarpophalangeal joint pain dominated, then consider rheumatoid arthritis is more likely. Of course, in order to confirm the diagnosis, we need to further check the inflammatory indicators, erythrocyte sedimentation rate and c-reactive protein, as well as rheumatoid factor and anti-cct antibodies and anti-antibody treatment tests, to determine whether rheumatoid arthritis is true. If the patient is dominated by joint pain in the distal finger, then the possibility of considering osteoarthritis is greater. Patients with osteoarthritis, rheumatoid factor, erythrocyte sedimentation rate and c-reactive protein are often normal.