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Underlying conditions list:
The list of possible underlying conditions
mentioned in various sources
for Osteoarthritis includes:
Other underlying conditions related to Osteoarthritis:
Source: Diseases Database
Osteoarthritis as a complication:
Other conditions that might have
Osteoarthritis as a complication
might be potential underlying conditions.
The list of conditions listing
Osteoarthritis as a complication
includes:
Osteoarthritis Causes: Book Excerpts
Osteoarthritis as a symptom:
Conditions listing Osteoarthritis
as a symptom may also be potential underlying conditions.
For a more detailed analysis of Osteoarthritis as a symptom, including causes, drug side effect causes, and drug interaction causes, please see our Symptom Center information for Osteoarthritis.
Discussion of underlying conditions of Osteoarthritis:
Questions and Answers About Knee Problems: NIAMS (Excerpt)
Osteoarthritis may be caused by excess stress on the joint
from deformity, repeated injury, or excess weight. It most often affects
middle-aged and older people. A young person who develops osteoarthritis
may have an inherited form of the disease or may have experienced
continuous irritation from an unrepaired torn meniscus or other injury.
Rheumatoid arthritis often affects people at an earlier age than
osteoarthritis.
(Source: excerpt from Questions and Answers About Knee Problems: NIAMS)
Food Allergy and Intolerances, NIAID Fact Sheet: NIAID (Excerpt)
There is virtually no evidence that most rheumatoid
arthritis or osteoarthritis can be made worse by foods, despite
claims to the contrary. (Source: excerpt from Food Allergy and Intolerances, NIAID Fact Sheet: NIAID)
About underlying conditions:
With a diagnosis of Osteoarthritis,
it is important to consider
whether there is an underlying condition causing Osteoarthritis.
These are other medical conditions that may possibly
cause Osteoarthritis.
For general information on this form of misdiagnosis, see Underlying Condition Misdiagnosis
or Overview of Misdiagnosis.
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