Difference between rheumatism and rheumatoid arthritis

Rheumatoid is actually a big concept, is a group of diseases, it includes more than 200 kinds of diseases, rheumatoid arthritis generally refers to rheumatoid arthritis, it is one of rheumatism, but rheumatism has some common manifestations, such as arthritis, joint pain, these are the manifestations of rheumatism, but also some common clinical manifestations of rheumatoid arthritis. The difference is that rheumatoid arthritis often causes joint deformities. If your inflammatory reaction is not controlled and cannot be effectively treated, it will cause joint deformities, joint deformation, and eventually disability. However, other rheumatism also has joint manifestations, such as ankylosing spondylitis, which mainly affects a joint manifestation of this spine. It is not like rheumatoid arthritis, which mainly affects the corresponding manifestations of small joints and joints above the hand. So it makes a difference.