What could cause sudden joint pain and swelling in my hands?
2 doctors weighed in:
What could cause sudden joint pain and swelling in my hands?
2 doctors weighed in
Dr. F. Thomas Kaplan
Surgery - Hand Surgery
In brief:
Inflammatory disease
If no injury occurred, then any inflammatory disease could cause this, such as rheumatoid arthritis, gout, or a flare of osteoarthritis.
Additionally some metabolic diseases such as diabetes or hypothyroid can lead to a similar picture.
In brief:
Inflammatory disease
If no injury occurred, then any inflammatory disease could cause this, such as rheumatoid arthritis, gout, or a flare of osteoarthritis.
Additionally some metabolic diseases such as diabetes or hypothyroid can lead to a similar picture.
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