Joint swelling
Joint swelling: Introduction
Joint swelling: One or more swollen joints.
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Causes of Joint swelling:
The following medical conditions are some of the possible
causes of Joint swelling.
There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor
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Causes of General Symptom Types
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Causes of Similar Symptoms to Joint swelling
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- JOINT PAIN
- "Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs" (2003)
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Joint swelling: Undiagnosed Conditions
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Misdiagnosis and Joint swelling
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Diagnostic tests for Joint swelling:
Various tests are used in the diagnosis of Joint swelling. Some of these are listed below :
- Physical examination
- A systematic examination of the affected joint or joints looking for signs of inflammation, deformity, swelling 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.
- Note the pattern of the joints affected which can assist in diagnosis
- Full physical examination looking for signs of systemic disease that can predispose or present with joint pain and swelling - e.g. rash and pitted nails of psoriasis; Raynaud's phenomenon of systemic sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis or systemic lupus erythematosus; 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
- Full blood count, ESR and CRP
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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 Joint 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 joint swelling? - to determine if acute or chronic.
- Is the joint swelling located to one joint? - would suggest septic arthritis, gout, tuberculosis, hemophilia, sickle cell disease, trauma and pseudogout.
- If more than one joint is affected, which joints are involved?
- Is it symmetrical or asymmetrical joint swelling? - asymmetrical involvement is more typical of gout, rheumatic fever, hemophilia, bone cancer, septic arthritis and trauma. Symmetrical involvement is more characteristic of rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis.
- Is the involvement primarily in small or large joints? - Involvement of the small joints is characteristic of rheumatoid arthritis, gonococcal arthritis and Reiter's syndrome. Involvement of the larger joints is more characteristic of gout and osteoarthritis. However osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis may involve both.
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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 Joint swelling) may include:
- Joint pain? - If have joint 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).
- Fever? - may suggest septic arthritis, rheumatic fever, gonococcal arthritis, Reiter's syndrome, lupus erythematosus, Lyme arthritis, polymyalgia rheumatica, Still's disease and rheumatoid arthritis.
- Urethral discharge? - would suggest Reiter's syndrome or gonococcal arthritis.
- Low back pain? - would suggest rheumatoid spondylitis, ochronosis or gout.
- Recent diarrhea? - may suggest enteropathic arthritis (such as due to Ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease) or Reiter's syndrome.
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Medications or substances causing Joint swelling:
The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible
causes of Joint swelling as a symptom.
Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using,
including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.
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medications causing Joint swelling
Organs affected by Joint swelling:
The list of organs typically affected by Joint swelling may include, but is not limited to:
Detailed list of causes of Joint swelling
The list below shows some of the causes of Joint swelling mentioned in various sources:
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causes of Joint swelling
How Common are these Causes of Joint 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 Joint swelling.
Of the 107
causes of Joint swelling that
we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
- 3
causes are "very common" diseases
- 5
causes are "common" diseases
- 3
causes are "uncommon" diseases
- 1
causes are "rare" diseases
- 8
causes are "very rare" diseases
- 93
causes have no prevalence information.
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causes of Joint swelling
Conditions listing symptoms: Joint swelling:
The following list of conditions
have 'Joint 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.
A
Acanthocheilonemiasis
... joint swellingAcute lymphoblastic leukemia
... joint swellingAcute lymphoblastic leukemia, adult
... joint swellingAcute rheumatic fever
... swollen jointsAlkaptonuria
... joint swellingAnkle Arthritis
... joint swellingAnkle Osteoarthritis
... swollen jointAnorexia Nervosa
... swollen jointsArthritis
... joint swellingArthritis pain
... Joint swellingArthropathy, Neurogenic
... joint swellingAsian Dendorlimus pini caterpillar poisoning
... joint swellingB
Barmah Forest virus
... swollen jointsBehcet's Disease
... joint swellingBeriberi
... swollen jointsBone cancer
... joint swellingBorreliosis
... joint swellingBursitis
... joint swellingC
Chondrocalcinosis
... joint swellingChronic Joint pain
... Joint swellingCommon Variable Immunodeficiency
... painful swollen jointsCongenital syphilis
... joint swellingCranio osteoarthropathy
... joint swellingD
Dermatomyositis
... joint swellingDieterich's disease
... swollen jointDiffuse systemic sclerosi
... joint swellingDislocation
... local joint swellingE
Elbow Arthritis
... joint swellingElbow Osteoarthritis
... swollen jointEosinophilia-myalgia syndrome
... joint swellingEosinophilic synovitis
... joint swelling, collection of fluid in jointEssential mixed cryoglobulinemia
... joint swellingF
Familial Cold Autoinflammatory Syndrome (FCAS)
... joint swellingFarber's disease
... swollen jointsFinger Arthritis
... joint swellingFinger osteoarthritis
... swollen jointG
Gout
... joint swellingH
Hemophilic arthropathy
... joint swellingHip Arthritis
... joint swellingHip osteoarthritis
... swollen jointI
Infectious arthritis
... joint swellingJ
Jacobs syndrome
... swollen jointsJaffe-Lichtenstein-Sutro syndrome
... joint swellingJoint injury
... joint swellingJuvenile idiopathic arthritis
... joint swellingJuvenile idiopathic arthritis, unclassified
... joint swellingJuvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis
... joint swellingK
Knee arthritis
... joint swellingKnee osteoarthritis
... swollen jointL
Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Acute, L1
... joint swellingLeukemia, Lymphocytic, Acute, L2
... joint swellingLeukemia, Lymphocytic, Acute, L3
... joint swellingLeukemia, Myeloid, Philadelphia-Negative
... joint swellingLeukemia, Myeloid, Philadelphia-Positive
... joint swellingLupus
... swollen jointsM
Mansonelliasis
... joint swellingMarie-Bamberg syndrome
... joint swellingMucha-Habermann syndrome
... joint swellingN
Negative rheumatoid factor polyarthritis
... joint swellingO
Orthopedic disorders
... Joint swellingOsteoarthritis
... swollen jointsOsteochondritis Dissecans
... joint swellingP
Palindromic rheumatism
... joint swellingPolyarthritis, rheumatic factor-negative
... joint swellingPolychondritis
... joint swellingPositive rheumatoid factor polyarthritis
... joint swellingPsoriatic Arthritis
... Joint swellingR
Reactive arthritis
... Joint swellingReiter’s syndrome
... joint swellingRelapsing Polychondritis
... Joint swellingRhabditida Infections
... joint swellingRheumatic conditions
... Joint swellingRheumatic fever
... swollen jointsRheumatoid arthritis
... joint swellingRoss River virus
... swollen jointsS
Secernentea Infections
... joint swellingSerum sickness
... swollen jointsShoulder arthritis
... joint swellingShoulder Osteoarthritis
... swollen jointSpinal Arthritis
... joint swellingSpine osteoarthritis
... swollen jointSprain
... joint swellingStill's Disease, Adult-Onset
... joint swellingSynovial osteochondromatosis
... joint swellingSynovitis
... joint swelling, collection of fluid in jointT
T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia
... joint swellingTendinitis
... joint swellingToe Arthritis
... joint swellingToe Osteoarthritis
... swollen jointW
Wegener's granulomatosis
... joint swellingWhipple's Disease
... joint swellingWrist Arthritis
... joint swellingWrist osteoarthritis
... swollen joint
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Doctors and specialists: Who should I consult about Joint swelling?
Depending on the seriousness of the onset of Joint swelling, you may want to consult one of the following medical professionals.
Important:In extreme cases, always seek advice from emergency services :
Classifications of Joint swelling:
Subtypes of Joint swelling:
Inflammatory joint effusion, Heberden's nodes
Medical Conditions associated with Joint swelling:
Joint symptoms (786 causes), Swelling symptoms (3152 causes), Arthritis-like symptoms (653 causes), Joint pain (634 causes), Pain (5609 causes), Sensations (5876 causes), Nerve symptoms (6219 causes), Common symptoms (7717 causes)
Symptoms related to Joint swelling:
Joint pain (634 causes), Stiff joints (214 causes), Joint symptoms (786 causes), Swelling (3152 causes), Knee swelling (17 causes), Ankle swelling (65 causes), Elbow swelling (7 causes), Wrist swelling (14 causes), Ankylosing spondylitis, Fracture, Infection (200 causes), Osteoarthritis (9 causes), Sprain, Trauma
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