Symptoms of Bursitis

List of symptoms of Bursitis:

The list of signs and symptoms mentioned in various sources for Bursitis includes the 14 symptoms listed below:

• Joint pain
• Pain moving joint
• Joint stiffness
• Joint swelling
• Joint warmth
• Joint swelling
• Joint tenderness
• Difficulty moving affected joint
• Fever
• Joint pain
• Pain around joint
• Localized joint tenderness
• Joint stiffness
• Painful joint movement

Note that Bursitis symptoms usually refers to various symptoms known to a patient, but the phrase Bursitis signs may refer to those signs only noticable by a doctor.

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Bursitis?

The list of other diseases or medical conditions that may be on the differential diagnosis list of alternative diagnoses for Bursitis includes:

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Other Possible Causes of these Symptoms

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• Difficulty moving affected joint - see all causes of Stiff joints
• Fever - see all causes of Fever
• Joint pain - see all causes of Joint pain
• Joint pain - see all causes of Joint pain
• Joint stiffness - see all causes of Stiff joints
• Joint stiffness - see all causes of Stiff joints
• Joint swelling - see all causes of Joint swelling
• Joint swelling - see all causes of Joint swelling
• Joint tenderness - see all causes of Joint pain
• Joint warmth - see all causes of Joint symptoms
• Pain moving joint - see all causes of Joint pain

Medical Books Online about Bursitis

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Symptoms of Bursitis: Online Medical Books

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Tendinitis and bursitis: Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

The patient with tendinitis of the shoulder complains of restricted shoulder movement, especially abduction, and localized pain, which is most severe at night and usually interferes with sleep. The pain extends from the acromion (the shoulder’s highest point) to the deltoid muscle insertion, predominantly in the so-called painful arc — that is, when the patient abducts his arm between 50 and 130 degrees. Fluid accumulation causes swelling. In calcific tendinitis, calcium deposits in the tendon cause proximal weakness and, if calcium erodes into adjacent bursae, acute calcific bursitis.

In bursitis, fluid accumulation in the bursae causes irritation, inflammation, sudden or gradual pain, and limited movement. Other symptoms vary according to the affected site. Subdeltoid bursitis impairs arm abduction, prepatellar bursitis (housemaid’s knee) produces pain when the patient climbs stairs, and hip bursitis makes crossing the legs painful.

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Tendinitis and bursitis: Signs and symptoms
(Handbook of Diseases)

Tendinitis and bursitis have characteristic signs and symptoms.

Tendinitis

The patient with tendinitis of the shoulder complains of restricted shoulder movement, especially abduction, and localized pain, which is most severe at night and often interferes with sleep. The pain extends from the acromion (the shoulder’s highest point) to the deltoid muscle insertion, predominately in the so-called painful arc — that is, when the patient abducts his arm between 50 and 130 degrees. Fluid accumulation causes swelling.

In calcific tendinitis, calcium deposits in the tendon cause proximal weakness and, if calcium erodes into adjacent bursae, acute calcific bursitis.

Bursitis

In bursitis, fluid accumulation in the bursae causes irritation, inflammation, sudden or gradual pain, and limited movement. Other symptoms vary according to the affected site. Subdeltoid bursitis impairs arm abduction; prepatellar bursitis (housemaid’s knee) produces pain when the patient climbs stairs; hip bursitis makes crossing the legs painful.

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About signs and symptoms of Bursitis:

The symptom information on this page attempts to provide a list of some possible signs and symptoms of Bursitis. This signs and symptoms information for Bursitis has been gathered from various sources, may not be fully accurate, and may not be the full list of Bursitis signs or Bursitis symptoms. Furthermore, signs and symptoms of Bursitis may vary on an individual basis for each patient. Only your doctor can provide adequate diagnosis of any signs or symptoms and whether they are indeed Bursitis symptoms.