What causes rheumatism? Introduction to the causes of rheumatism

Many people can't help but stand on end when they mention rheumatism, because rheumatism is very tormenting, whether it is a person with rheumatism who wants to get rid of this symptom, or a person who does not have rheumatism who does not want to suffer from rheumatism, in short, people still hate rheumatism. Rheumatism is mainly a disease that affects the joints, muscles, bones or tissues, so what causes rheumatism? What are the causes of rheumatism?

1. Immune response

Many rheumatic diseases are immunogenic, so the body's immune response is predisposed to this rheumatic disease. When the body's exogenous or endogenous antigens are stimulated to activate the corresponding T cells, if the T cells produce a large number of cytokines that can cause inflammation, and damage or destroy the body's tissues or organs; Or T cells activate B cells to produce a large number of antibodies, which directly or bind to antigens to form immune complexes, thereby damaging or destroying tissues and organs, and eventually leading to rheumatic diseases.

2. Hereditary

When connective tissue is violated, it can also lead to rheumatism. However, connective tissue-related diseases are hereditary, so some rheumatic diseases are hereditary, especially human tissue leukocyte antigens.

3. Infectious factors

External and internal antigenic substances are mentioned in the immune response, and certain infectious agents, or antigens and superantigens produced by microorganisms, can easily stimulate or aggravate this autoimmune response, resulting in rheumatism or aggravation of rheumatic symptoms.

4. Other factors

Rheumatism is also caused by a variety of factors such as cold, fatigue, emotion, environment, and physics, which can also easily induce or exacerbate this immune response. If you want to determine the cause, you need to go to the hospital for examination. In addition, whether it is a rheumatic patient or a non-rheumatic patient, it is necessary to pay attention to proper warmth at ordinary times, so as not to aggravate rheumatism or form rheumatism.