What is rheumatoid polyarthritis bone pathology?

➢ May start insidiously with general discomfort, fever, and aches and pains ➢ Followed by swelling, warmth and tenderness of the joints. ➢ It has a cyclical evolution with alternating remissions and exacerbations. ➢ Significant morning stiffness is often present. ➢ Aspiration of joint fluid generally shows : o increased turbidity, o reduced viscosity, o increased protein, o leukocytosis with a predominance of neutrophils