post traumatic arthritis
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Post-Traumatic Arthritis

What is Post-Traumatic Arthritis? Post-traumatic arthritis is inflammation in your joints that builds after you’ve experienced trauma. It develops fast after an injury rather than over years of wear and tears like different forms of arthritis. It’s generally a temporary problem, and many patients recover in a few months. Occasionally, post-traumatic arthritis lasts longer and…

tuberculous-arthritis
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Tuberculous arthritis

What is Tuberculous arthritis? Tuberculous arthritis is an infection of the joints or junctions due to Tuberculosis (TB) that leads to degenerative changes in the affected joints. Causes, incidence, and risk factors Tuberculous arthritis is induced by the bacteria, Mycobacterium tuberculosis. A very small numeral of people who have Tuberculosis – TB will create this…

polymyalgia rheumatica
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Polymyalgia Rheumatica

What is Polymyalgia rheumatica? Polymyalgia indicates “multiple muscle pains.” Rheumatica indicates “changing” or “in flux.” Polymyalgia rheumatica is an inflammatory disease that generates muscle pain and stiffness, especially in the shoulders and hips. The disease develops most frequently in people aged 65 and more aged, and it might be connected to another inflammatory disease called…

arthritis mutilans
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Arthritis mutilans

What are Arthritis mutilans? Arthritis mutilans is an irregular medical disease including severe inflammation impairing the joints of the hands and feet, and resulting in deformation and issues with moving the involved sites; it can also involve the spine. Also called pencil-in-cup deformity, arthritis mutilans is the most extreme form of psoriatic arthritis. Arthritis mutilans…

maffucci syndrome
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Maffucci syndrome

What is Maffucci syndrome? Maffucci syndrome is a disease that primarily involves the bones and skin. It is represented by multiple enchondromas (benign enlargements of cartilage), bone malformations, and hemangiomas (tangles of abnormal blood vessels). The abnormal growths with Maffucci syndrome may become cancerous (malignant). Certain, involved people may develop bone cancers known as chondrosarcomas,…