AboutRusty Ford Expertise I can answer questions about most types of arthritis and the drugs and procedures used to treat them.
Experience I manage the one of largest arthritis websites on the internet http://arthritis-symptom.com/ I have been involved with publishing artritis research for 15 years and aswering questions related to almost any type of arthitis.
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Expert: Rusty Ford Date: 5/16/2008 Subject: RA and painful/red face
Question I have recently been diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, which luckily is currently 'mild'. I was diagnosed due to pains in hands and feet, but have suffered for years from apparent 'sinus problems' -severe pains in cheeks under eyes, headaches, and a bunged up feeling in the nose. Although I HAVE had sinusitis in the past, I've recently been getting the symptoms while my sinuses are, to quote the ENT guy ' So clear you could drop a bus down them'. I also sometimes get very red cheeks, often when I'm feeling tired and unwell with that 'fluey' feeling you get with RA sometimes.
I've also had peripatetic tooth/jaw pain and the dentist couldn't find anything.
It's recently dawned on me when someone else with RA was having some similar symptoms that it could be RA related, but I'm not due to see my consultant for a few months so wondered if you could help with a 'yes it's likely' or 'no it's not'.
Thank you!
Anne
Answer Anne,
I do not think that it is likely that the sinus problems are due to RA.
Lupus is another type of autoimmune disease that sometimes causes sinus problems. It also causes a red rash on your cheeks called a butterfly rash.
