Arthritis: Causes & Reasons

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Possible Causes for Arthritis

Osteoarthritis

arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, gout, lupus, or fibromyalgia. 1 The percentage of adults with arthritis varies by state, ranging from 17.2% in Hawaii to 33.6% in West Virginia [web.archive.org]

Hip Arthritis Hip arthritis commonly describes the most common for of hip arthritis, which is known medically as hip osteoarthritis. [physioworks.com.au]

[…] hip Basics of hip arthritis Many kinds of arthritis can affect the hip joint. [orthop.washington.edu]

Gouty Arthritis

Gout and rheumatoid arthritis rarely coexist. Chronic gouty arthritis may mimic rheumatoid arthritis, and vice-versa. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Arthritis Rheum. 1984;27:1190-1195. Back To Top [appliedradiology.com]

Gout can rarely coexist with rheumatoid arthritis,8 but it is perhaps more frequently misdiagnosed as rheumatoid arthritis because of its proliferative synovitis3 and because [appliedradiology.com]

Psoriasis

Abstract The microbiome is a known and established immunomodulator of many inflammatory disorders, including psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Up to 30% of patients with psoriasis also develop psoriatic arthritis, a chronic inflammatory and progressive arthritis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

In 20% of patients with psoriasis, the characteristic skin lesions are accompanied by psoriatic arthritis (PsA). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Polyarthritis

Rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, and ankylosing spondylitis are types of inflammatory arthritis. [verywellhealth.com]

Overview Types of arthritis Monoarthritis Septic arthritis Crystal arthritis Diagnosis monoarthritis Quiz: monoarthritis Autoimmunity Polyarthritis Diagnosis of OA/RA SLE [meds.queensu.ca]

For example, juvenile idiopathic arthritis is the most common arthritis in children. [patient.info]

Hemochromatosis

This is a report of a patient who had a previous diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis, nonerosive, rheumatoid factor negative, that despite the therapeutic approach presented [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Schumacher, in 1964, was the first to recognize the relationship between HC and arthritis. 2 Although arthritis in the second and third metacarpophalangeal (MCP) joints is [scielo.br]

Arthritis Network. [arthritis.org]

Osteoarthritis of the Hip

Sign in Published on Feb 17, 2016 Arthritis Treatment (Osteo-arthritis) by Dr Willie Ong 1. Osteoarthritis is the arthritis caused by aged. [youtube.com]

Section of Obturator Nerve in Treatment of Chronic Arthritis of the Hip.Mém. [surgjournal.com]

Polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Psoriatic arthritis. Enthesitis-related arthritis. [tobi-project.eu]

Polymyalgia Rheumatica

Report of a Ten‐Year Study in Shelby County, Tennessee, Arthritis & Rheumatism, 26, 10, (1214-1219), (2005). D. Pongratz and W. [doi.org]

[…] with Pain Healthy Eating and Arthritis Physical Activity Arthritis and Emotions [arthritistas.org.au]

CONTACT YOUR LOCAL ARTHRITIS OFFICE FOR MORE INFORMATION AND SUPPORT SERVICES. [arthritisaustralia.com.au]

Rheumatoid Arthritis

Effect of Rheumatoid arthritis on blood cells Rheumatoid arthritis can cause anemia and can result in Felty's syndrome. [symptoma.com]

Viral arthritis (eg, parvovirus, rubella, hepatitis B ). Reactive arthritis (eg, postinfective: throat, gut, sexually acquired). [patient.info]

Effect of rheumatoid arthritis on the eye Rheumatoid arthritis can cause inflammation of the episclera, a condition called scleritis. [symptoma.com]

Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

The European classification uses the term 'juvenile chronic arthritis' (JCA), which includes polyarticular arthritis, pauciarticular arthritis, systemic arthritis, juvenile [doi.org]

The following case report is presented to emphasize the difficulty in evaluation of patients with known juvenile rheumatoid arthritis and coexistent septic arthritis, and [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Also called: Childhood arthritis, JRA, Juvenile idiopathic arthritis, Still's disease On this page See, Play and Learn No links available Summary Juvenile arthritis (JA) is [nlm.nih.gov]

Polyarticular Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

Polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis (formerly named polyarticular-onset juvenile rheumatoid arthritis) is one of the six subtypes of juvenile idiopathic arthritis [symptoma.com]

Recent advances in biologic therapy have enabled reduction of the progression of destructive arthritis in rheumatoid arthritis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Erythema Nodosum

Coincidence of granulomatous mastitis, EN and arthritis is a rare feature. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] necrosis or relatively frequent great-toe involvement may make this clinical symptom complex difficult to distinguish from a generalized connective tissue disorder or gouty arthritis [annals.org]

But patients with only arthritis compared to patients with EN and arthritis did not show a significant difference in C allele frequency (p=0.270; OR 0.64, CI: 0.29-1.42). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Arthropathy

Rheumatoid arthritis. Reactive arthritis (Reiter's syndrome). Ankylosing spondylitis. Enteropathic arthropathy. Gout (particularly foot monoarthritis). Septic arthritis. [patient.info]

[…] to talk about a person with arthritis and people with arthritis Collins English Dictionary. [collinsdictionary.com]

Some common causes of sacroiliac joint pain are muscle tightness, pregnancy, types of arthritis, and the wearing away of the cartilage between the bones. [back.com]

Relapsing Polychondritis

Arthritis; Psoriasis-Arthritis; Spondyloarthritiden / M. [yvapuzezigajezaqe.xpg.uol.com.br]

Relapsing polychondritis can also develop in patients with preexisting forms of inflammatory arthritis, such as rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus. [web.archive.org]

The arthritis in rheumatoid arthritis, however, is erosive and symmetric. [what-when-how.com]

Axial Spondyloarthritis

Spondyloarthritis is an umbrella term for a family of inflammatory diseases causing arthritis. [ankylosingspondylitisnews.com]

This can reduce the signs and symptoms of inflammatory conditions, such as arthritis. [caribbeanarthritisfoundation.org]

Expert Discussion: Psoriatic Arthritis Doctor Laura Coates PsA symptoms overlap with both psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and although joint inflammation is present [emjreviews.com]

Syphilitic Arthritis

arthritis — Synonyms and related words: adenoiditis, adrenitis, appendicitis, arteritis, arthritis deformans, arthritis fungosa, arthritis pauperum, atrophic arthritis, atrophic [medicine.academic.ru]

Degenerative arthritis arises as a result of metabolic disturbance and includes gouty arthritis, arthritis accompanying Kashin-Beck disease and hemophilia, rheumatoid arthritis [encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com]

Etiology and pathogenesis ARTHRITIS(POLYARTHRITIS) SYPHILIS (ARTHRITIS. POLYARTHRITIS SYPHILITICA. [lecheniebolezni.com]

Viral Arthritis

Virale Arthritis - Virus-Arthritis und parainfektiöse Arthritis Description. Excerpted from the website description: Die virale Arthritis, auch als Virus. [gepysapotoquxolaxavy.xpg.uol.com.br]

Early systemic inflammatory arthritis can be difficult to differentiate from viral arthritis and should be actively considered in all patients. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

KEYWORDS: Arthritis; alphavirus; arthralgia; hepatitis; parvovirus B19 [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Crystal Arthropathy

Student at Rangaraya medical college Published on Apr 11, 2015 overview of crystal arthritis 1. CRYSTAL ARTHRITIS Dr. M Kasi Viswanadham PG in Orthopaedics 2. [slideshare.net]

There are two common types of crystal arthritis: gout and calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease (CPPD). [meds.queensu.ca]

The attacks of arthritis are characteristic clinical manifestations of crystal arthritis. [academic.oup.com]

Seronegative Arthritis

Rheumatoid arthritis in general is an autoimmune type of arthritis. [symptoma.com]

arthritis; enteropathic arthritis; and some forms of juvenile chronic arthritis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] from rheumatoid arthritis; distal arthritis of the distal interphalangeal joints; and arthritis mutilans, a rare cause of severe joint damage. [medicine.jrank.org]

Lyme Disease

Lyme arthritis of small joints has not previously been well described. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

In some, earlier phases are asymptomatic and arthritis is the presenting manifestation. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] presentations in which arthralgias rather than arthritis are seen. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Bacterial Arthritis

Gonococcal arthritis is typically polyarticular. [symptoma.com]

Almost any microorganism can be pathogenic in septic arthritis; however, septic arthritis is caused by nongonococcal pathogens (most commonly Staphylococcus species) in more [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] reactive arthritis or rheumatoid arthritis of the knee joint. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Acute Polyarticular Gout

The buildup of uric acid in the joints and tissues causes arthritis and inflammation. [fpnotebook.com]

Talbott JH, Altman RD, Tsai-Fan Y: Gouty arthritis masquerading as rheumatoid arthritis or vice versa. Semin in Arthritis Rheum. 1978;8:77–114. [link.springer.com]

Septic Arthritis Epidemiology. [ahcmedia.com]

Diffuse Cutaneous Systemic Scleroderma

Abstract We report a case of subcorneal pustular dermatosis (SPD) in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and diffuse scleroderma. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Sfikakis, Prevalence of comorbidities in systemic sclerosis versus rheumatoid arthritis: a comparative, multicenter, matched-cohort study, Arthritis Research & Therapy, 10.1186 [doi.org]

Arthritis & Rheumatology, 66, 8, (1967-1978), (2014). Angelo De Lauretis and Elisabetta A. [doi.org]

Arthritis due to Ulcerative Colitis

Question Is there a connection between ulcerative colitis and arthritis of the large joints? [hopkinsarthritis.org]

Obesity; Diabetes; Diet and Arthritis And Eggs Psoriasis Arthritis Nhs Weight Loss; Does Gluten Free Diet Help Arthritis Rheumatoid Arthritis Shoulder And Neck Pain; If the [climwatadapt.eu]

In this group, you can find the Ankylosing spondylitis, Reactive Arthritis, and Psoriatic Arthritis, as well as the peripheral and axial Arthritis. [consumerhealthdigest.com]

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Karlson, Contributions of Familial Rheumatoid Arthritis or Lupus and Environmental Factors to Risk of Rheumatoid Arthritis in Women: A Prospective Cohort Study, Arthritis [doi.org]

Websites: Australian Rheumatology Association, American College of Rheumatology, Arthritis Foundation (US), Arthritis Research UK [arthritisaustralia.com.au]

Arthritis & Rheumatism, 62, 5, (1246-1251), (2010). [doi.org]

Psoriatic Arthritis

Arthritis mutilans has also been called chronic absorptive arthritis, and may be seen in rheumatoid arthritis as well. [en.wikipedia.org]

What is psoriatic arthritis? Psoriatic arthritis can occur in people who have psoriasis (scaly red and white skin patches). [niams.nih.gov]

[…] psoriasis psoriatic arthropathy edit English psoriatic arthritis syndrome that occurs in humans with psoriasis who also experience symptoms similar to arthritis arthritis [wikidata.org]

Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis

The present report describes a young patient with tuberculous arthritis of the knee. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

He stopped all drugs for arthritis 1 year later for disease remission. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

PVNS may appear with symptoms resembling juvenile idiopathic arthritis, thus the disease should be considered in differential diagnosis of any inflammatory arthritis in children [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Henoch-Schönlein Purpura

HSP is characterized by palpable purpura plus IgA deposition on biopsy, arthritis/arthralgia, renal involvement (hematuria and/or proteinuria), and/or abdominal pain. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Henoch-Schonlein purpura (HSP) is a small vessel vasculitis that is characterized by non-thrombocytopenic purpura, abdominal pain, arthritis, and glomerulonephritis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Brasington, Cutaneous Manifestations of Vasculitis, Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism, 38, 5, (348), (2009). [doi.org]

Cryopyrin-Associated Periodic Syndrome

Arthritis Network. [arthritis.org]

Arthritis & Rheumatism, 62, 10, (2845-2849), (2010). [doi.org]

Rosenbaum, The NOD2 defect in Blau syndrome does not result in excess interleukin‐1 activity, Arthritis & Rheumatism, 60, 2, (611-618), (2009). Evelien J. [doi.org]

Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis

His arthritis resembled that of a patient with florid, untreated, polyarticular rheumatoid arthritis. [hopkinsarthritis.org]

Hearing loss in patients with autoimmune diseases, such as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA, Wegener's granulomatosis), or rheumatoid arthritis [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Arthritis Rheum. 2011 Feb 17. [Medline]. Heijl C, Harper L, Flossmann O, et al. [emedicine.medscape.com]

Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis

The disorder is seen in rheumatoid arthritis and other diseases. [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2011 Aug. 63(8):1188-94. [Medline]. [emedicine.medscape.com]

Other: Connective tissue disease, e.g. mixed connective tissue disease, SLE, rheumatoid arthritis. [librepathology.org]