Causes of Rheumatism

Causes of Rheumatism

Rheumatism is connective tissue inflammation with numerous causes. Well-known rheumatic diseases are ankylosing spondylitis, fibromyalgia, lupus, bursitis, arthritis, carpal tunnel syndrome, and scleroderma. There are over a 100 conditions that fall under rheumatism.

Rheumatism: Related Medical Conditions

To research the causes of Rheumatism, consider researching the causes of these these diseases that may be similar, or associated with Rheumatism:

• Arthralgia
• Rheumatoid arthritis
• Osteoarthritis
• Osteoporosis
• Joint pian
• Caplan syndrome
• Felty syndrome
• Disease modifying anti-rheumatoid drugs

Rheumatism: Causes and Types

Causes of Broader Categories of Rheumatism: Review the causal information about the various more general categories of medical conditions:

• Connective tissue conditions
• Joint conditions
• Musculoskeletal conditions
• more types...»

Rheumatism as a complication of other conditions:

Other conditions that might have Rheumatism as a complication may, potentially, be an underlying cause of Rheumatism. Our database lists the following as having Rheumatism as a complication of that condition:

• Sydenham chorea

Rheumatism as a symptom:

Conditions listing Rheumatism as a symptom may also be potential underlying causes of Rheumatism. Our database lists the following as having Rheumatism as a symptom of that condition:

• Cycad nut poisoning

Related information on causes of Rheumatism:

As with all medical conditions, there may be many causal factors. Further relevant information on causes of Rheumatism may be found in:

• Contagiousness for Rheumatism
• Genetics of Rheumatism
• Hidden causes of Rheumatism

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