No hay indicaciones para reducir su riesgo de desarrollar artritis reumatoide debido a que se desconoce la causa exacta.

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Ultima revisión November 2019 por EBSCO Medical Review Board Warren A. Bodine, DO, CAQSM Last Updated: 02/16/2021