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Misdiagnosis of Arthralgia

Contents
  1. Arthralgia: Introduction
  2. Common Misdiagnoses
  3. News about Misdiagnosis
  4. Misdiagnosis Center
  5. Arthralgia: Introduction
  6. Symptoms: Arthralgia
  7. Treatments
  8. Tests

Arthralgia Diagnosis: Book Excerpts

Arthralgia: Undiagnosed Conditions

Commonly undiagnosed conditions in related areas may include:

Common Misdiagnoses and Arthralgia

Vitamin B12 deficiency under-diagnosed: The condition of Vitamin B12 deficiency is a possible misdiagnosis of various conditions, such as multiple sclerosis (see symptoms of multiple sclerosis). See symptoms of Vitamin B12 deficiency or misdiagnosis of multiple sclerosis.

Brucellosis can be identified on blood culture: Brucellosis is a zoonotic disease which has diminished in its prevalence. It is caused by gram negative coccobacilli bacteria of the genus Brucella. Due to its non- specific presentation and varied complications in humans the differential diagnosis is vast. Some of the conditions which must be ruled out include salmonellosis, chlamydiosis, camplyobacteriosis, Q fever and many other viral diseases. Definitive diagnosis can only be made when brucellae are recovered from the infected tissues, like blood and bone marrow.

Cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis non specific presentation: Cryptogenic fibrosing alveoloitis is a chronic lung disease occurring due to the inflammation of the alveoli. The aetiology and pathogenesis are not known. The commonest symptoms are shortness of breath and dry cough. Extra pulmonary features such as muscle pain, arthralgia and skin rashes may also occur. Due to its non specific nature of presentation it maybe misdiagnosed as heart failure, COPD, sarcoidosis, pulmonary embolism, lymphangitis carcinomatosis and extrinsic allergic alveoloitis.

Medical news summaries about misdiagnosis of Arthralgia:

The following medical news items are relevant to misdiagnosis of Arthralgia:

General Misdiagnosis Articles

Read these general articles with an overview of misdiagnosis issues.

About misdiagnosis:

When checking for a misdiagnosis of Arthralgia or confirming a diagnosis of Arthralgia, it is useful to consider what other medical conditions might be possible misdiagnoses or other alternative conditions relevant to diagnosis. These alternate diagnoses of Arthralgia may already have been considered by your doctor or may need to be considered as possible alternative diagnoses or candidates for misdiagnosis of Arthralgia. For a general overview of misdiagnosis issues for all diseases, see Overview of Misdiagnosis.


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