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In women, many cases seem to begin at puberty. Episodes of knee swelling may coincide the menstrual cycle. In nearly all case reports, pregnancy seems to suppress the condition but after birth, during lactation, it returns. [1] In the main, patients are mostly free of other symptoms. Fever is rare.
Knee effusion, informally known as water on the knee, occurs when excess synovial fluid accumulates in or around the knee joint. It has many common causes, including arthritis , injury to the ligaments or meniscus , or fluid collecting in the bursa , a condition known as prepatellar bursitis .
Gout is usually present with recurrent attacks of acute inflammatory arthritis (red, tender, hot, swollen joint). It is caused by elevated levels of uric acid in the blood that crystallizes and deposits in joints, tendons, and surrounding tissues. Gout affects 1% of individuals in Western populations at some point in their lives.
feeling of malaise or flu-like symptoms; inability to walk or perform everyday tasks or hobbies; gnawing/chewing sensations in the joints; burning; The symptoms can be monoarticular (involving a single joint) or polyarticular (involving several joints). [1] Symptoms usually last for days to weeks, and often recur.
Arthralgia (from Greek arthro- ' joint ' and -algos ' pain ') literally means 'joint pain'. [1] [2] Specifically, arthralgia is a symptom of injury, infection, illness (in particular arthritis), or an allergic reaction to medication.
Among the signs and symptoms of septic arthritis are: acutely swollen, red, painful joint with fever. [9] Kocher criteria have been suggested to predict the diagnosis of septic arthritis in children. [10] Importantly, observation of active limb motion or kicking in the lower limb can provide valuable clues to septic arthritis of hip or knee.
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Synovitis causes joint tenderness or pain, swelling and hard lumps, called nodules. When associated with rheumatoid arthritis, swelling is a better indicator than tenderness. The joints in your hands and fingers feel painful when pressed and when moving or gripping anything.