Arthralgia

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Arthralgia
Classifications and external resources
ICD-10 M25.5
ICD-9 719.4

In medicine, arthralgia (literally: "joint pain", from "arthros" = "joint" and "-algia" denoting "pain") is the presence of painful joints in the absence of frank arthritis. It is present in a number of rheumatological diseases, most notably lupus erythematosus.

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[edit] Disease/disorders

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia, Atypical pneumonia, Behçet's disease, Celiac disease, Chikungunya, Chronic fatigue syndrome, Community-acquired pneumonia, Crohn's disease, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, Fibromyalgia,Hyperimmunoglobinemia D with recurrent fever, Hypothyroidism, Kawasaki disease, Lupus erythematosus, Lyme disease, Malaria, Neutrophil granulocyte, Pharyngitis, Pneumonia, Sjögren's syndrome, Takayasu's arteritis, Toxic shock syndrome, Trichinosis, Scleroderma, ADHD, Sarcoidosis, Hypermobility Syndrome,Morgellons disease

[edit] Medications

Immunosuppressive drugs, Methylsulfonylmethane, Nelfinavir, Polybrominated biphenyls, Pyrazinamide, Thioamide,Quinupristin/dalfopristin, Vardenafil, Zimelidine, Zetia, Equasym/Methylphenidate Hydrochloride, Isotretinoin, [BONIVA(ibandronate sodium)]

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