What is Arthritis?

Arthritis in children: Arthritis in children, usually in the form in the form of juvenile arthritis (also called...

Arthritis mutilans: An extremely severe form of chronic rheumatoid or psoriatic arthritis characterized by resorption of bones and the consequent collapse of soft tissue....

Arthritis, degenerative: A type of arthritis caused by inflammation, breakdown, and eventual loss of the cartilage of the joints. Degenerative arthritis...

Arthritis, gout: Joint inflammation caused by uric acid crystal deposits in the joint space. An attack is usually extremely painful. The...

Arthritis, Lyme: Inflammation of the joints associated with Lyme disease, a bacterial disease spread by ticks.

Arthritis, psoriatic: Joint inflammation that is associated with psoriasis. Psoriatic arthritis is a potentially destructive and deforming form...

Arthritis, reactive: Reiter's syndrome is also called reactive arthritis since it is thought to involve the immune system which is reacting...

Arthritis, Reiter: The combination of inflammation of the joints ( arthritis), eyes ( conjunctivitis), and GU (genitourinary) &amp/or GI (gastrointestinal) systems.

Arthritis, rheumatoid: An autoimmune disease characterized by chronic inflammation of joints. Rheumatoid disease can also involve inflammation of tissues in other areas of the...

Arthritis, spondylitis: A form of arthritis that causes chronic inflammation of the spine.