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Arthritis Symptoms
Arthritis is not a single disease. It encompasses about 100 different conditions, that affect joints and that pose unique problems for diagnosis and treatment.
Various Types of Arthritis
Arthritis is a disease that causes pain and loss of movement of the joints. Joint pain is referred to as arthralgia. Arthritis is the leading cause of disability in people over the age of 55. The causes of arthritis depend on the form of arthritis. Causes include injury (leading to osteoarthritis), abnormal metabolism (such as … Continue reading
I Have Arthritis That Affects A Lot Of My Joints… Could It Be Rheumatoid Arthritis And How Will The Doctor Know?
There are more than 100 different kinds of arthritis. Most of them involve inflammation. When a patient goes to a rheumatologist to get a diagnosis, there is a process of elimination in order to arrive at the proper diagnosis. This process of elimination is called “differential diagnosis.”
Reactive Arthritis Reiter’s Syndrome
Chlamydia-induced arthritis could be managed with combined antibiotics