II. Causes: General
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Viral Infection
- Parvovirus B19
- Epstein-Barr Virus
- Varicella Zoster
- Enterovirus, Adenovirus or Coxsackievirus
- Hepatitis B Virus
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
- Mumps
- Rubella
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Bacterial Infection
- Gonococcal Arthritis
- Bacterial Endocarditis
- Rheumatic Fever
- Whipple's Disease
- Salmonella, Shigella or Yersinia Infection
- Staphylococcus Aureus
- Tuberculosis
- Lyme Disease
- Syphilis
- Systemic conditions
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Osteoarthritis
- Fibromyalgia
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- Polymyositis
- Polymyalgia Rheumatica
- Sarcoidosis
- Scleroderma
- Sjogren's Syndrome
- Behcet's Syndrome
- Henoch-Schonlein Purpura
- Polyarteritis Nodosa
- Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (previously known as Wegener's Granulomatosis)
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypothyroidism
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Miscellaneous
- Cancer (Multiple Myeloma, Metastatic Cancer)
- Crystal-induced (e.g. Gout, Pseudogout)
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Psoriatic Arthritis
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Reiter's Syndrome
III. Causes: By Number of Joints Involved
- Pauciarticular (Oligoarticular) (2-4 joints)
- Spondyloarthropathy (especially sacroiliac)
- Sarcoidosis (especially ankle)
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Psoriatic Arthritis
- Gonococcal Arthritis
- Polyarticular (Common)
- Large joints
- Small joints
- Large and small joints
- Migratory Arthritis
IV. Causes: By Symmetry
- Symmetric Polyarthritis
- Asymmetric Polyarthritis
V. Causes: Inflammatory Arthritis By Timing
- Acute Inflammatory Polyarthritis (synovitis <6 weeks)
- Bacterial Infections (see full list of Bacterial causes as above)
- Viral Arthritis (see full list of viral causes as above)
- Crystal Arthropathy
- New onset rheumatic disease
- See rheumatic diseases as below
- Chronic Inflammatory Polyarthritis (synovitis >6 weeks)
VI. Causes: By Region
- Shoulder Associated Rheumatologic Conditions
- Elbow associated Rheumatologic Conditions
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Hand Associated Rheumatologic Conditions (includes wrist)
- Hand Osteoarthritis (DIP and PIP nodes, first MCP, thumb trapeziometacarpal joint)
- Rheumatoid Arthritis (PIP, MCP and wrist)
- Psoriatic Arthritis (any hand joint but esp. DIP, Sausage Digits, Nail Pitting)
- Hemochromatosis (second and third MCP)
- Polyarticular Gouty Arthritis (PIP, DIP joints, tophi)
- Pseudogout (wrist)
- Gonococcal Arthritis
- Systemic Sclerosis and Scleroderma (Sausage Digits, distal Cyanosis, calcified Nodules)
- Cervical Spine Associated Rheumatologic Conditions
- Low Back Associated Rheumatologic Conditions
- Hip Associated Rheumatologic Conditions
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Knee Associated Rheumatologic Conditions
- Knee Osteoarthritis
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Pseuodgout
- Polyarticular Gouty Arthritis
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Foot Associated Rheumatologic Conditions
- Osteoarthritis (first MTP)
- Rheumatoid Arthritis (MTP, ankles)
- Psoriatic Arthritis (Sausage Digits, Nail Pitting, ankles)
- Reactive Arthritis
- Gouty Arthritis (first MTP)
- Pseudogout (ankle)
VII. Evaluation
- See Joint Pain for History, Exam, Labs and Imaging
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Related Studies
Definition (CSP) | inflammation of several joints together. |
Concepts | Disease or Syndrome (T047) |
MSH | D001168 |
ICD9 | 714.9 |
ICD10 | M06.4 , M05-M14.9, M13.0, M06.49, M05-M14 |
SnomedCT | 202032009, 201817003, 30701005, 41397009, 201763001, 268056006, 203728000, 268053003, 156514009, 417373000, 416956002 |
English | Unspecified inflammatory polyarthropathy, Polyarthritides, Inflamm.polyarthropathy NOS, Inflammatory polyarthropathy NOS, Inflammatory polyarthropathies, Inflamtry polyarthropathies, Polyarthritis, unspecified, [X]Inflammatory polyarthropathies, [X]Inflamtry polyarthropathies, polyarthritis (diagnosis), polyarthritis, Inflamm polyarthrop NOS, Inflammatory polyarthropathy, site unspecified, inflammatory polyarthropathy, polyarthritides, polyarthropathy inflammatory, Inflammatory polyarthropathies (M05-M14), Polyarthritis, Inflammatory polyarthropathy NOS (disorder), Polyarthritis (disorder), Polyarthritis NOS, [X]Inflammatory polyarthropathies (disorder), Polyarthropathy NOS -inflammat, Inflammatory polyarthropathy, NOS, Polyarthritis, NOS, Inflammatory polyarthropathy or polyarthritis NOS, Inflammatory polyarthropathy, Inflammatory polyarthropathy (disorder) |
Dutch | niet-gespecificeerde inflammatoire polyartropathie, Inflammatoire polyartropathie, Polyartritis, niet gespecificeerd, polyartritis, Polyartritis |
French | Polyarthropathie inflammatoire non précisée, Polyarthrite |
German | unspezifische entzuendliche Polyarthropathie, Polyarthritis, Entzuendliche Polyarthropathie, Polyarthritis, nicht naeher bezeichnet |
Italian | Poliartropatie infiammatorie non specificate, Poliartrite |
Portuguese | Poliartropatia inflamatória NE, Poliartrite |
Spanish | Poliartropatía inflamatoria no especificada, Poliartritis, poliartritis, poliartropatía inflamatoria, SAI, [X]poliartropatías inflamatorias (trastorno), poliartritis (concepto no activo), poliartropatía inflamatoria, SAI (trastorno), [X]poliartropatías inflamatorias, poliartropatía inflamatoria (trastorno), poliartropatía inflamatoria |
Japanese | 多発性関節炎, 詳細不明の炎症性多発性関節障害, ショウサイフメイノエンショウセイタハツセイカンセツショウガイ, タハツセイカンセツエン |
Czech | polyartritida, polyarthritis, Blíže neurčená zánětlivá polyartropatie, Polyartritida |
Korean | 염증성 다발성 관절병증, 상세불명의 다발성 관절염 |
Hungarian | Polyarthritis, Nem meghatározott gyulladásos polyarthropathia |
Norwegian | Polyartritt |
Ontology: Migratory polyarthritis (C0240344)
Concepts | Disease or Syndrome (T047) |
SnomedCT | 111211002 |
English | migratory polyarthritis, Migratory polyarthritis (disorder), Migratory polyarthritis, Migratory polyarthritis, NOS |
Spanish | poliartritis migratoria, poliartritis migratriz (trastorno), poliartritis migratriz |
Ontology: Oligoarticular joint involvement (C0427255)
Concepts | Finding (T033) |
SnomedCT | 250098005 |
English | Oligoarticul joint involvement, Pauciartic joint involvement, Few joints involved, Oligoarticular joint involvement, Pauciarticular joint involvement, Oligoarticular joint involvement (finding) |
Spanish | compromiso oligoarticular (hallazgo), compromiso oligoarticular, compromiso pauciarticular |