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Clinical history and physical examination is a fundamental diagnostic tool in polyarthritis. Laboratory findings of inflammation include anemia, elevated ESR, CRP, and thrombocytosis. Normal or low platelet count, elevated LDH and uric acid levels raise the possibility of a... Differential Diagnosis ... Workup and Diagnosis ... Treatment
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Arthritis in a single joint, or monoarthritis, is a difficult diagnostic challenge, because any disorder affecting joints may initially present as monoarthritis. After establishing that the arthritis is truly monoarticular, the most important considerations are... Differential Diagnosis ... Workup and Diagnosis ... Treatment
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... Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
Ankylosing spondylitis
Rheumatoid arthritis (rare)
Systemic diseases
Psoriasis
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... Rheumatoid arthritis*
Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis*
Rheumatic fever*
Ankylosing spondylitis*
Collagen-vascular diseases
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... Psoriatic arthritis is a rheumatoid-like joint disease associated with psoriasis of nearby skin and nails. Although the arthritis component of this syndrome may be clinically indistinguishable from rheumatoid arthritis, the rheumatoid nodules are absent, and serologic tests... Causes ... Signs and symptoms ... Diagnosis ... Treatment ... Special considerations
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... Septic, or infectious, arthritis is a medical emergency that occurs when bacterial invasion of a joint causes inflammation of the synovial lining, effusion and pyogenesis, and destruction of bone and cartilage. Septic arthritis can lead to ankylosis and even fatal... Causes and incidence ... Signs and symptoms ... Diagnosis ... Treatment ... Special considerations ... Pictures
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... Affecting children younger than age 16, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA) is an inflammatory disorder of the connective tissues, characterized by joint swelling and pain or tenderness. It may also involve organs such as the skin, heart,... Causes and incidence ... Signs and symptoms ... Diagnosis ... Treatment
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... A chronic, systemic, inflammatory disease, rheumatoid arthritis (RA) primarily attacks peripheral joints and surrounding muscles, tendons, ligaments, and blood vessels. Spontaneous remissions and unpredictable exacerbations mark the course of this potentially crippling... Causes and incidence ... Signs and symptoms ... Diagnosis ... Treatment ... Special considerations ... Pictures
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... Differential Overview
❑ Injury
❑ Gout
❑ Osteoarthritis
❑ Lyme disease
❑ Gonococcal arthritis ... Diagnostic Approach ... Clinical Findings
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... Differential Overview
❑Lyme disease
❑Erythema nodosum
❑Rheumatoid arthritis
❑Systemic lupus erythematosus
❑... Clinical Findings
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... Differential Overview
❑ Osteoarthritis
❑ Rheumatoid arthritis
❑ Lyme arthritis
❑ Systemic lupus... Diagnostic Approach ... Clinical Findings ... Pictures
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... Psoriatic arthritis is a rheumatoid-like joint disease associated with psoriasis of the skin and nails. Although the arthritis component of this syndrome may be clinically indistinguishable from rheumatoid arthritis, the rheumatoid nodules are absent, and serologic tests for... Causes ... Signs and symptoms ... Diagnosis ... Treatment ... Special considerations
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... A medical emergency, septic (infectious) arthritis is caused by bacterial invasion of a joint, resulting in inflammation of the synovial lining. If the organisms enter the joint cavity, effusion and pyogenesis follow, with eventual destruction of bone and cartilage. ... Causes ... Signs and symptoms ... Treatment ... Special considerations
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... Affecting children younger than age 16, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA), also known as juvenile chronic arthritis, is an immune-mediated inflammatory disorder of the connective tissues characterized by joint swelling and pain or tenderness. It may... Causes ... Signs and symptoms ... Diagnosis ... Treatment ... Special considerations
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... A chronic, systemic inflammatory disease, rheumatoid arthritis (RA) primarily attacks peripheral joints and surrounding muscles, tendons, ligaments, and blood vessels. Partial remissions and unpredictable exacerbations mark the course of this potentially crippling disease.... Causes ... Signs and symptoms ... Diagnosis ... Treatment ... Special considerations ... Pictures
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Conventional medical treatments for arthritis have come a long way in recent years. But many people suffering from arthritis pain have found...
In this segment, Dr. Allan Gibofsky answers viewer you questions about arthritis. Is there a connection between arthritis and fibromyalgia?