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DIAGRAM: JOINT: Pathogenesis of Rheumatoid Arthritis, Graphic View-EARLY STAGE; Soft tissue swelling and hyperemia are observed in the earliest stage, indicative of synovitis and an increase in the volume of synovial fluid. Neutrophils and lymphocytes begin to accumulate in the synovial fluid. The patient begins to f