What is polyarthropathy?
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poly = many\narthro = dealing with the joints\npathy = disease or condition\n\nbasically it means you have arthritis, or degeneration of the joint, in multiple joints of the body
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I'm just a medical student. If you have any doubt please ask you doctor. Hope this helps.\n\nThe closest disease i can think of is De Quervain's tenosynovitis. The signs and symptoms are swelling and pain at the thumb side of your wrist. It is caused by inflammation of one of the tendon of your thumb. \n\nThe treatment is to control the symptoms via  pain killer known as NSAIDs (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs), or corticosteroid injection. Talk to your doctor about your pain and the disability caused by this disease. I'm sure your doctor will do something about that.
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Causes and Risks: \nThe cause of the disease is unknown. It usually affects people of Mediterranean ancestry. Symptoms usually begin between 5 and 15 years old. Inflammation in the lining of the abdominal cavity, chest cavity, or joints occurs. Painful, red swelling of the legs occurs in one-fourth of the affected people. Attacks may vary in severity of symptoms, and people are usually symptom free between attacks. \n\nPrevention: \nThere is no known way to prevent this disorder. \n\nSymptoms: \n\nfever or alternating chills and fever (relapsing) \nabdominal pain \nchest pain that occurs repeatedly (recurrent) \nabdominal pain that is recurrent or with similar pain in past \njoint pain that occurs repeatedly (recurrent) \nhip pain , knee pain , ankle pain , foot pain , pain over the small joints of the foot, shoulder pain , elbow pain , wrist pain , hand pain, pain over the small joints of the hand, or pain in other joints \n\nred, painful, swollen lower legs (excluding joints) \n\n\nSigns and Tests: \nThere is no specific test to diagnose this disease. Elimination of other possible diseases by laboratory tests or X-rays will help determine the diagnosis. \n\nTreatment: \nThe treatment is symptomatic and supportive. A low-fat diet may reduce the number and severity of attacks. The medication colchicine may also reduce the attacks. \n\nPrognosis: \nThe attacks usually run their course without treatment. No medicine to cure the disorder is available. \n\nComplications: \nDiscomfort is the primary complication. \n\nCall Your Healthcare Provider: \nCall your health care provider if symptoms develop (to rule out other possible causes of the symptoms).
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check this link for information on rheumatoid arthritis\nhttp://www.arthritisreliefhelp.info/Reactive-Arthritis-Is-a-Systemic-Rheumatic-Disease.php
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No, OA and RA are two different disorders and one cannot "morph" into the other.  OA doesn't "spread" but can develop wherever there has been previous injury to a joint.
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No.  Arthritis affects the muscolo-skeletal system, not internal organs.
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Gout\nGout is a common type of arthritis that occurs when an excessive amount of uric acid in the blood, tissues and urine crystallizes in the joints. People who have gout are unable to break down and excrete uric acid, a byproduct of digesting certain foods. It usually comes on suddenly, and can last from a few hours to several days. It can cause extremely sore toes or other areas of the foot, and because it frequently manifests itself in the big toe, it is also known as "gouty big toe". Another name is "gouty arthritis". Gout can also appear in an ear, heel of the hand, small hand joints, ankles, knees, elbows, or wrists with inflammation, swelling and intense pain from the build-up of uric acid crystals. Uric acid is the end product of the metabolism of a class of chemicals known as purines. In people with gout, the body does not have enough of the digestive enzyme uricase, and, as a result, uric acid builds up and crystallizes. Left uncontrolled, excessive excretion of uric acid in the urine can lead to the development of painful kidney stones, kidney disease, and even kidney failure. \n\nGout is associated with high blood pressure, kidney disease, diabetes, atherosclerosis, and uric acid kidney stones. \n\nIt is estimated that up to 2 million people have gout. Between 75-90% of gout sufferers are middle-aged males and 25% have family members with it. In women, uric acid starts building up after menopause, quite possibly due to the drop in estrogen. \n\nTraditional Treatment \n\nTraditional treatment is high doses of NSAIDS or indomethacin to kill the pain, anti-inflammatories, and drugs, such as allopurinol, that inhibit formation of uric acid. Allopurinol, however, has some serious side effects, such as skin eruptions, liver toxicity, inflammation of the blood vessels, and possible weakening of kidney function by forcing the kidneys to work too hard to excrete the uric acid. If you have kidney problems and use this drug, be sure to be carefully monitored. Another drug that is used is colchicine, but it, too, has serious side effects, including numbness in the hands and feet, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, weakness, hair loss, and abnormal bleeding or bruising. Cortisone is used for acute attacks, but should not be used for extended periods. \n\nA new gout drug, febuxostat, which is awaiting FDA approval (2005), has proven to be very beneficial in reducing urate levels. 81% of patients taking the drug had healthy urate levels of less than 6 mg/dl, compared with only 39% who took 300 mg per day of allopurinol, the most widely prescribed gout drug. \n\nYour doctor can diagnose whether or not you have gout either through a blood test or by taking some fluid from an affected joint and analyzing it for urate crystals. \n\nCauses\nGout is caused by high blood levels of uric acid that crystallize and form painful deposits in the joints. Traditional thinking tells us that gout is the result of excessive amounts of alcohol, protein, heavy foods, coffee and soft drinks in your diet. These foods cause uric acid levels to rise. Other foods that increase uric acid are anchovies, asparagus, legumes, mushrooms, meat, organ meat, and shellfish. Reduction in consumption of these foods is very often successful in reducing or eliminating gout.\n\n\nWhile gout is a hereditary metabolic disorder in some people, usually something else actually causes uric acid levels to rise and trigger gout attacks. With approximately one million people suffering from gout, it is certainly a fairly common ailment. However, with understanding of its causes you can eliminate those painful attacks.\n\nFood allergies may lead to gout. When people who are sensitive to certain foods eliminate them from their diet many find that their gout goes away, too.\n\n\nGout is more common in overweight people. Nearly half of the people with gout are at least 15% above their recommended weight. As mentioned below, dieting can trigger gout attacks.\n\nSo
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i'm assuming that my "PVD" you mean peripheral vascular disease.\nplavix is used because it helps keeps pletlets from aggregating (clumping) together and making a clot.
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It is Paget's disease.\nPaget's disease shows varying radiological features depending on the stage of activity and the site. The most common type is the honey comb or spongy appearance which is widespread.\nThanks for your hint !!
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this is also called Ollier's disease, there doesn't seem to be a specific treatment, only treatment of any complications that arise from the disease. All you can do is see your Orthopedist regularly so you can monitor the symptoms. Which is important because the sooner the leasion can be treated the better.
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gout?? i had it, to much protine can turn into crystal deposits on your joints , very painful!!
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Infectious arthritis causes pain and swelling in the joints. Joints are the places where two or more bones come together. The pain and swelling is called inflammation. \nThe inflammation is caused by a germ. The germ can be a bacterium (back-teer-e-um), a virus, or a fungus. \nInfectious arthritis normally affects only one joint, but sometimes affects more. \nIt does not usually last a long time if it is treated early. Infectious arthritis is a form of joint inflammation caused by a germ. The germ can be a bacterium, a virus or a fungus. Infection of the joints usually occurs after a previous infection elsewhere in the body. \n\nThere is usually only one joint involved, though sometimes two or three joints can become infected. Mostly, infectious arthritis affects the large joints (shoulders, hips, knees), but smaller joints (fingers, ankles) can also be involved. \n\nBoth men and women can get infectious arthritis. \nIt can affect people of any age. \nSome people are more likely to get infectious arthritis than others. For example, a person who has an illness that makes it harder to fight off other infections may be more at risk. \nPeople with an existing arthritis are also more likely to develop infectious arthritis, because germs tend to infect a joint that is damaged, and therefore weaker than a healthy one. If a person has had surgery to replace a joint with an artificial one, this can also provide a slight chance of infection developing. If it does, it usually occurs a short time after the surgical procedure. However, it is not unheard of for infection to show up in a person years after having joint replacement surgery. \n\nSome of the stronger medications used to treat certain types of inflammatory arthritis also lower the body's resistance to infection, making it easier for infectious arthritis to take hold. \n\nPeople who work in jobs where exposure to animals, plants, marine life and soil is common also have a higher chance of contracting infectious arthritis.
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It's cool;\n\nDystrophic calcification is the mineralization of soft tissue without a systemic mineral imbalance. This occurs as a reaction to tissue damage, including as a consequence of medical device implantation.
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It isn't unusual to have arthritis develope when a bone has been fractured. There are anti inflammatory medications available by perscription. Advil or the generic name ibuprofen is available without a prescription. You should discuss this with a doctor. It's important that you emphasize how much it hurt you to make sure that the physician gets the big picture. good luck to you
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I had Arthoscopy surgery back in Nov. I had a chipped bone and also had arthritis clean up. My knee still bothers me at times, are you in an immobilizer or anything to keep your leg straight? Or on crutches? Its going to take time for it to heal, knees have a long healing process.
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You have arthritis.Duh!!!!!!!!!!!!!You better get to the doctor and plus you can't answer this easy question.you just off track.But go check out yourself before you have to go in as a serious problem exactly like sugery.I know you don't want that to happen because I work for the hosiptal.And theres alot of peoples have knee problem.If you happen to go to The hospital I work at you might see me often.The hosiptal downtown by the train station.
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Hi, there is 1, link below\n\nhttp://www.niams.nih.gov/hi/topics/arthritis/rahandout.htm