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I am experiencing back pain (side: both the following also describes me: painful swollen joints. what should i do?

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Acute arthritis?: You are probably too young to consider heart or kidney failure that can cause swelling; pregnancy can also be a factor in swelling.. otherwise, inflammation of the joints (arthritis) remains a possibility. Check with your primary care physician.

Answered 6/14/2018

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