Abstract
Acute monoarthritis affects a single joint and has many potential underlying causes, including crystal deposition diseases, infection, trauma, and osteoarthritis. A comprehensive health history and physical examination can help narrow the list of differential diagnoses; judicious diagnostic testing can help pinpoint the diagnosis. Clinicians also must be able to recognize which patients require emergency referral to prevent long-term adverse consequences.
MeSH terms
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Acute Disease
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Adrenal Cortex Hormones / adverse effects
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Anticoagulants / adverse effects
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Arthralgia / etiology*
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Arthralgia / pathology
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Arthritis / classification
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Arthritis / diagnosis*
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Arthritis / etiology*
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Arthritis / pathology
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Arthritis, Infectious / complications
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Arthritis, Rheumatoid / complications
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BCG Vaccine / adverse effects
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Chondrocalcinosis / complications
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Crystal Arthropathies / complications
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Diphosphonates / adverse effects
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Diuretics / adverse effects
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Gout / complications
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Humans
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Joints / pathology
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Osteoarthritis / complications
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Spondylarthropathies / complications
Substances
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Adrenal Cortex Hormones
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Anticoagulants
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BCG Vaccine
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Diphosphonates
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Diuretics