Rheumatoid arthritis (autoimmune) is unique in that it tends to cause whole-body symptoms. While these symptoms are different from person to person, some of the more common symptoms are the following:
- Overall muscle weakness
- Fatigue or tiredness
- Infection-like symptoms such as fever and swollen lymph nodes
- Hair loss
- Chest pain
- Skin rashes
- Dry eyes and dry mouth (called sicca syndrome)
- Night sweats
- Weight loss.
