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Hi sir, My mother has rheumatic arthritis and she get steroids 10 mg/day since 15 yr. Now she is a diabetes patient and infection in her leg. What should I do now?
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Symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis may include painful swelling, inflammation, and stiffness in the fingers, arms, legs, and wrists occurring in the same joints on both sides of the body, especially upon awakening. Symptoms of infectious arthritis may include fever, chills, joint inflammation, tenderness, and sharp pain that is associated with an injury or infection elsewhere in your body.
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