Symptom: Knee swelling

Introduction: Knee swelling

Knee swelling: Swelling of the knee joint. See free access online books about Knee swelling below. See detailed information below for a list of 16 causes of Knee swelling, including diseases and drug side effect causes.

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Causes of Knee swelling:

The following medical conditions are some of the possible causes of Knee swelling. There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor about your symptoms.

• Pigmented villonodular synovitis

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Knee swelling: Multiple Symptom Checker

Listed below are some combinations of symptoms associated with Knee swelling, as listed in our database. Visit the Multiple Symptoms Checker, to add and remove symptoms and research your condition.

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Multiple Symptom Checker Combinations

• Knee swelling and Knee symptoms (16 causes)
• Knee swelling and Leg symptoms (16 causes)
• Knee swelling and Swelling symptoms (16 causes)
• Knee swelling and Nerve symptoms (15 causes)
• Knee swelling and Pain (15 causes)
• Knee swelling and Sensations (15 causes)
• Knee swelling and Knee pain (13 causes)
• Knee swelling and Limb symptoms (11 causes)
• Knee swelling and Movement symptoms (9 causes)
• Knee swelling and Stiffness (9 causes)
• Knee swelling and Arm symptoms (7 causes)
• Knee swelling and Arthritis-like symptoms (7 causes)
• Knee swelling and Joint pain (7 causes)
• Knee swelling and Joint symptoms (7 causes)
• Knee swelling and Leg swelling (6 causes)
• Knee swelling and Eye symptoms (5 causes)
• Knee swelling and Skin symptoms (5 causes)
• Knee swelling and Joint swelling (5 causes)
• Knee swelling and Stiff knee (5 causes)
• Knee swelling and Ankle swelling (5 causes)

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Causes of General Symptom Types

Research the causes of these more general types of symptom:

• Swelling symptoms (2077 causes)
• Knee symptoms (116 causes)
• Leg symptoms (1076 causes)
• Limb symptoms (1032 causes)

Causes of Similar Symptoms to Knee swelling

Research the causes of these symptoms that are similar to, or related to, the symptom Knee swelling:

• Knee stiffness (19 causes)
• Knee pain (116 causes)
• Ankle swelling (83 causes)
• Leg swelling (214 causes)
• Foot swelling (60 causes)

Diagnostic Guides for Knee swelling

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Misdiagnosis and Knee swelling

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Diagnostic tests for Knee swelling:

Various tests are used in the diagnosis of Knee swelling. Some of these are listed below :

• Physical examination
  • Inspect the knee with the person walking, standing and lying
  • A systematic examination of the affected knee looking for signs of inflammation, deformity, swelling, disordered stability and reduced range of motion - e.g. tenderness and warmth indicates inflammation; redness of the skin over the joint indicates gout, pseudogout, rheumatic fever or septic arthritis.
  • Full physical examination looking for signs of systemic disease that can predispose or present with knee joint pain - e.g. rash and pitted nails of psoriasis; Raynaud's phenomenon of rheumatoid arthritis; doughnut-shaped rash of Lyme disease; butterfly rash of systemic lupus erythematosus; abdominal tenderness of ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease; heart murmur of rheumatic fever or subacute bacterial endocarditis.
• Blood tests

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Diagnosis Checklist: Questions your doctor may ask (and why!)

During a consultation, your doctor will use various techniques in their assessment of Knee swelling. Your doctor may ask several questions when assessing your condition. It is important to remember that your consultation is a two-way process and any extra information you can share with your doctor about your symptoms may help them with their diagnosis. Some of the questions your doctor may ask are listed below:

• How long have you had knee swelling? - to determine if acute or chronic.
• Is the knee swelling transient? - may be due to rheumatic fever, sarcoidosis, relapsing rheumatoid arthritis or trauma.
• Is it unilateral or bilateral? - Unilateral knee swelling would suggest gout, septic arthritis, bursitis, hemophilia, pseudogout, tuberculosis, osteogenic sarcoma (bone cancer around the knee), osteomyelitis and traumatic conditions such as torn meniscus, hemarthrosis (accumulation of blood in the knee joint) and fracture. Bilateral knee swelling is more commonly seen in osteoarthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, Reiter's disease and rheumatoid arthritis.
• How would you explain the knee swelling? - e.g. acute joint swelling (1-4 hours) with intense pain would suggest blood (hemarthrosis), infection or gout; subacute (1-2 days) soft joint swelling would suggest synovial fluid effusion; chronic and bony joint swelling would suggest osteoarthritis; chronic and soft/boggy joint swelling would suggest synovial proliferation such as rheumatoid arthritis.
• Is there a history of trauma? - would suggest torn meniscus, anterior cruciate ligament tear, medial collateral ligament rupture or fracture.

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Diagnosis Checklist: Associated symptoms your doctor may ask about (and why!)

Sometimes, other symptoms may be present and may help your doctor analyse your condition. The symptoms your doctor may ask about (in association with Knee swelling) may include:

• Knee pain? - If have knee swelling without pain, especially on motion, would suggest Charcot's disease (degenerative joint disease due to lack of protective pain sensation. May be associated with neurosyphilis, cauda equina lesion, diabetic neuropathy or syringomyelia).
• Knee locking (sudden inability to extend the knee fully but ability to flex fully)? - suggests torn meniscus, loose body, torn anterior cruciate ligament, avulsed anterior tibial spine, dislocated patella.
• Knee catching (feel that something is getting in the way of joint movement but not locking)? - suggests subluxing patella, loose bodies, torn meniscus, torn anterior cruciate ligament, avulsed anterior tibial spine, dislocated patella.
• Knee crepitus (knee grating with movement)?
• Prominent systemic symptoms? - (e.g. weight loss, fever, malaise) - should consider Reiter's disease, systemic lupus erythematosus, Rheumatoid arthritis and rheumatic fever.

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Stories from Users for Knee swelling

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Organs affected by Knee swelling:

The list of organs typically affected by Knee swelling may include, but is not limited to:

• Knee

Detailed list of causes of Knee swelling

The list below shows some of the causes of Knee swelling mentioned in various sources:

• Ansell-Bywaters-Elderking syndrome - swollen knees
• Arthritis - knee swelling
• Common Variable Immunodeficiency - swollen knee
• Erythema nodosum - swollen knees
• Gout - knee swelling

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How Common are these Causes of Knee swelling?

This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Knee swelling. Of the 16 causes of Knee swelling that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:

• 1 causes are "very common" diseases
• 0 causes are "common" diseases
• 1 causes are "uncommon" diseases
• 0 causes are "rare" diseases
• 0 causes are "very rare" diseases
• 15 causes have no prevalence information.

See the analysis of the prevalence of 16 causes of Knee swelling

Conditions listing symptoms: Knee swelling:

The following list of conditions have 'Knee swelling' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

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Doctors and specialists: Who should I consult about Knee swelling?

Depending on the seriousness of the onset of Knee swelling, you may want to consult one of the following medical professionals.
Important:In extreme cases, always seek advice from emergency services :

• General practitioner
• Emergency physician
• Orthopaedic surgeon

Classifications of Knee swelling:

Medical Conditions associated with Knee swelling:

Swelling symptoms (2009 causes), Knee symptoms (114 causes), Leg symptoms (1067 causes), Limb symptoms (1021 causes)

Symptoms related to Knee swelling:

Knee stiffness (19 causes), Knee pain (38 causes), Ankle swelling (50 causes), Leg swelling (144 causes), Foot swelling (58 causes)

Knee swelling as a disease:

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