The common medical procedure that could make you more at risk of severe arthritis later in life
manchestereveningnews.co.ukScientists say a routine medical procedure could increase the risk of a patient later experincing severe arthritis. According to a new study, having tonsils removed as a child could result in the inflammatory condition appearing later in life.
The findings, published in the journal RMD Open, looks into the theory that childhood infections have a developmental role in the condition.
Ultimately, genetic predisposition is the leading cause of the disease, however, scientists are now looking at early life factors that could play a role.
Swedish researchers looked at health and family information among the national Swedish population registries to compare exposure to various early life risk factors in adults with and without the condition. Read more: 'All you can hear at the school at night is effing and the c word...
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