Negative results for rheumatoid arthritis. What else can cause the same symptons??
Question: My daughter has recently been checked for rheumatoid arthritis-due to painful and sometimes swollen joints-particularly in her fingers. Test has come back negative. However she is still in pain. Any idea what this might be?
Answers: She could have what is called 'seronegative arthritis' ie patients with rheumatoid arthritis who happen to have a negative rheumatoid factor.
I presume you are going to follow this up with your doctor.
Good luck
my doctor told my mother a lot of this is also to blame on the cold weather.
Only a doctor can diagnose, but perhaps osteo-arthritis.
Polymyalgia rhuematica - I take Mobic for it. Ask her doctor about this.
Could be an infection like Lyme disease-check the symptom list from the site below-but keep going back to your doctor as it could be caused by other things.
If the pain is across your shoulders, it could be Polymialgia Rheumatica. It is a relatevley common but quite under diagnosed condition. It affects muscles instead of joints and the symptoms are similar to rheumatoid arthritis. It can be treated but not cured with small doses of steroids. Ask your doctor for an E.S.R blood test.
Answers: She could have what is called 'seronegative arthritis' ie patients with rheumatoid arthritis who happen to have a negative rheumatoid factor.
I presume you are going to follow this up with your doctor.
Good luck
my doctor told my mother a lot of this is also to blame on the cold weather.
Only a doctor can diagnose, but perhaps osteo-arthritis.
Polymyalgia rhuematica - I take Mobic for it. Ask her doctor about this.
Could be an infection like Lyme disease-check the symptom list from the site below-but keep going back to your doctor as it could be caused by other things.
If the pain is across your shoulders, it could be Polymialgia Rheumatica. It is a relatevley common but quite under diagnosed condition. It affects muscles instead of joints and the symptoms are similar to rheumatoid arthritis. It can be treated but not cured with small doses of steroids. Ask your doctor for an E.S.R blood test.
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