What is Inflammatory Arthritis?
There are many forms of arthritis. Inflammatory arthritis is any form of arthritis that involves the immune system and inflammation. The characteristic symptoms of inflammation are swelling, heat, redness of skin, pain, and loss of function. There are different types of inflammatory arthritis. Autoimmune Disorders The body treats it own tissues as a foreign object and reacts to this foreign object with inflammation Rheumatoid arthritis antibodies produced by the body attack the synovial membrane that encloses each joint Lupus systematically affects connective tissues and organs Ankylosing Spondylitis a progressive form of arthritis that causes inflammation of the spine and large joints Reiters Syndrome a chronic, progressive disease that can affect the joints, tendon attachments, skeleton, and the eyes conjunctiva and mucous membranes Psoriatic arthritis causes inflammation of the skin and joints Inflammatory bowel disease inflammatory arthritis can be associated with this disease Othe
