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List of Causes of Arthritis

November 1, 2008 By Arun Pal Singh Leave a Comment

Causes of Arthritis

Acute arthritis

  • Traumatic
  • Infection: Gonorrhea, septic, typhoid, bacillary dysentery, rheumatic, Reiter’s syndrome, etc.
  • Gout
  • Scurvy
  • Hemophilia
  • Acute attacks in chronic arthritis

Chronic Arthritis

  1. Infection: Tuberculosis, syphilis, rheumatic
  2. Collagen disease: Rheumatoid, SLE, Polyarteritis nodosa
  3. Degenerative: Ankylosing spondylitis
  4. Neuropathic: Tabes dorsalis, syringomyelia
  5. Miscellaneous: Hemophilia, gout.

Filed Under: Symptoms-Signs Tagged With: ankylosing spondylitis, collagen disorders, gout, haemophilia, infectious arthrits, trauma

About Arun Pal Singh
Dr Arun Pal Singh is an orthopaedic surgeon, trauma and spine specialist. He has published over 35 international papers and is avid participant in academic discussions. He lives and practices in Jalandhar, Punjab

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