All these years, misunderstood rheumatoid arthritis

Rheumatoid arthritis is a systemic inflammatory autoimmune disease that involves mainly peripheral joints. It mainly manifests as chronic, symmetric, progressive polyarthritis, chronic inflammation of the synovial membrane, hyperplasia forming vascular opacities, and invasion of articular cartilage, bone and tendons. Rheumatoid arthritis has a high prevalence age of 40 to 60 years old, and the incidence of women is two to three times that of men. The onset of the disease can lead to joint destruction, joint deformity and loss of function in severe cases, and even the heart, respiratory system, and kidneys can be involved, even affecting people's daily work and life. However, such a serious disease is not well known among the general public, and is even repeatedly misunderstood, believing that joint pain is either rheumatic or rheumatoid.

For this reason, in December, when rheumatoid arthritis is at its peak, the Department of Rheumatology and Immunology of our hospital is conducting a popular lecture to introduce rheumatoid arthritis, which has been misunderstood over the years. Please bring your medical records for consultation. We sincerely look forward to your coming!

Time and place.

December 11, 2019 (Wednesday) 9:30am~11:00am

Conference Room 1016, 1st Floor, Outpatient Building, Sandun Hospital, Zhejiang Hospital, No. 1229 Gudun Road, Hangzhou, China

Lecture content

The Misunderstood Rheumatoid Arthritis Over the Years" - Zhou Meiju

Speaker Introduction

Dr. Zhou Meiju, a physician in the Department of Rheumatology and Immunology of Zhejiang Hospital, specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of gout, systemic sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus and dermatomyositis. She has published one thesis and several papers in domestic and international journals.