Clinical picture of the week: Rheumatoid arthritis
This award-winning photograph shows a patient with rheumatoid arthritis on their hands.
Bronze winner in the Institute of Medical Illustrators Awards 2009.
This is the latest in our series of clinical pictures which will be published every week. Click here to see all the pictures.
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