Arthralgia

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Arthralgia
Classification & 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, Hepatitis

[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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