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Good! Now comes a question about the appearance of your fingers. This information is helpful because some types of arthritis tend to affect certain joints, while others do not.

Have you noticed hard, bony enlargement of the two finger joints closest to the finger nail?

dash  Yes, I have noticed bony enlargement of my finger joints.
dash  No, there's no bony enlargement of my finger joints.

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