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Rheumatoid factor and Rheumatology

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Difference between Rheumatoid factor and Rheumatology

Rheumatoid factor vs. Rheumatology

Rheumatoid factor (RF) is the autoantibody (antibody directed against an organism's own tissues) that was first found in rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatology (Greek ρεύμα, rheuma, flowing current) is a branch of medicine devoted to the diagnosis and therapy of rheumatic diseases.

Similarities between Rheumatoid factor and Rheumatology

Rheumatoid factor and Rheumatology have 7 things in common (in Unionpedia): Arthritis, Dermatomyositis, Rheumatism, Rheumatoid arthritis, Sarcoidosis, Sjögren syndrome, Systemic lupus erythematosus.

Arthritis

Arthritis is a term often used to mean any disorder that affects joints.

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Dermatomyositis

Dermatomyositis (DM) is a long term inflammatory disorder which affects muscles.

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Rheumatism

Rheumatism or rheumatic disorder is an umbrella term for conditions causing chronic, often intermittent pain affecting the joints and/or connective tissue.

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Rheumatoid arthritis

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a long-term autoimmune disorder that primarily affects joints.

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Sarcoidosis

Sarcoidosis is a disease involving abnormal collections of inflammatory cells that form lumps known as granulomas.

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Sjögren syndrome

Sjögren syndrome (SjS, SS) is a long-term autoimmune disease in which the moisture-producing glands of the body are affected.

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Systemic lupus erythematosus

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), also known simply as lupus, is an autoimmune disease in which the body's immune system mistakenly attacks healthy tissue in many parts of the body.

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Rheumatoid factor and Rheumatology Comparison

Rheumatoid factor has 40 relations, while Rheumatology has 97. As they have in common 7, the Jaccard index is 5.11% = 7 / (40 + 97).

References

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