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POLYARTHRITIS AND ITS DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS

NİLÜFER ALPAY-KANITEZ, SELDA ÇELİK, CEMAL BES

European Journal of Rheumatology - 2019;6(4):167-173

Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Koç University School of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey

 

Polyarthritis is a term used when at least five joints are affected with arthritis. Several different diseases ranging from rheumatoid arthritis to infection diseases can lead to polyarthritis. Anamnesis, physical examination, laboratory findings and imaging methods are important tools to differential diagnosis.