title: Painful feet in rheumatoid arthritis.
abstract: Pain in the feet is an important diagnostic feature and a major management problem of rheumatoid arthritis. Of 50 hospitalized patients, 28% recalled painful feet as the sole presenting symptom of their disease.RHEUMATOID DISEASE COMMONLY AFFECTS THE FEET: 90% of the patients studied complained of foot pain at some time during the course of their disease, 86% had clinical involvement and 92% had radiological changes in their feet.The forefoot is most frequently involved. Midfoot involvement was noted in 68% but was symptomatic in only 22%. Changes in the ankle were least common but always symptomatic.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D001174:Arthrodesis; D005260:Female; D005413:Flatfoot / Q000209:etiology; D005528:Foot / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005531:Foot Deformities, Acquired / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006215:Hallux Valgus / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008684:Metatarsus / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010146:Pain; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011859:Radiography; D012883:Skin Ulcer / Q000150:complications; D013256:Steroids / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013717:Tenosynovitis / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D013256:Steroids