Abstract
Rheumatoid arthritis is by definition an inflammatory disease. There are reasons why the term is no longer sufficiently comprehensive:
-
1.
Arthritis is but one, although a very significant one, of the manifestations of a systemic disorder:
-
2.
We consider that two basic different mechanisms are involved in rheumatoid arthritis: a) inflammatory process with exudate and cell proliferation, b) a primary necrosis of tissue which appears to be independent of inflammation.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 1975 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Fassbender, H.G. (1975). Rheumatoid Arthritis. In: Pathology of Rheumatic Diseases. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-09221-7_5
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-09221-7_5
Publisher Name: Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg
Print ISBN: 978-3-540-07289-8
Online ISBN: 978-3-662-09221-7
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive