Types

• RF is basically auto antibodies produced by inflammatory cells in the joints of 80 % of patients with Rheumatoid arthritis. RF may result in the formation of immune complexes that activate complement cascade and release leukocytic enzymes from neutrophils, causing tissue injury.
• RF forms part of the diagnostic and prognostic marker...

Description

• < 20 IU/ml

When to get Tested

Elevated Level

• Infections (Bronchitis, kalaazar , leprosy, Sub acute bacterial endocarditis, syphilis , TB, viral infections )
• Liver Disease ( Biliary Obstruction , Cirrhosis , Fatty liver , Granuloma)
• Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
• Osteoarthritis
• Raynauds disease
• Sarcoidosis
• Sjogrens syndrome
• Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Leukemia
• SLE

Decreased Level