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I have tendonitis in multiple places...achilles, patellar, shoulder. i exercise, but not excessively. ra and other arthritic conditions have been rule?

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Dr. Thomas Namey answered

Specializes in Rheumatology

More a feature...: Of seronegative spodyloarthritis. There are many. Most pcps will miss these. See a rheumatologist! inflammation at tendon attachments, or enthesopathy, is a major feature of these conditions!

Answered 12/10/2013

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