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== Differential diagnosis of leg pain==  
==Overview==
Leg pain is a common non-specific symptom that often has a musculoskeletal, metabolic or drug side effect basis.


In alphabetical order. <ref>Sailer, Christian, Wasner, Susanne. Differential Diagnosis Pocket. Hermosa Beach, CA: Borm Bruckmeir Publishing LLC, 2002:77 ISBN 1591032016</ref> <ref>Kahan, Scott, Smith, Ellen G. In A Page: Signs and Symptoms. Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishing, 2004:68 ISBN 140510368X</ref>
==Causes==


===Common Causes===
* Arterial [[thromboembolism]]
* Arterial [[thromboembolism]]
* [[Arthritis]]
* [[Arthritis]]
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* [[Connective tissue disease]]
* [[Connective tissue disease]]
* [[Coxsackie B]]
* [[Coxsackie B]]
* [[Deep Vein Thrombosis]]
* [[Deep Vein Thrombosis]] ([[DVT]])
* [[Drug]]s, [[toxin]]s
* [[Drug]]s, [[toxin]]s
* [[Hypocalcemia]]
* [[Hypocalcemia]]
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* Muscle or tendon strain
* Muscle or tendon strain
* [[Night cramps]]
* [[Night cramps]]
* Obliterating [[endarteritis]]
* [[Obliterating endarteritis]]
* [[Peripheral neuropathy]]
* [[Peripheral neuropathy]]
* [[Peripheral vascular disease]]
* [[Peripheral vascular disease]]
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* [[Radiculopathy]]
* [[Radiculopathy]]
* [[Restless Leg Syndrome]]
* [[Restless Leg Syndrome]]
* [[Venous thromboembolism]] ([[VTE]])


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===Causes by Organ System===
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{|style="width:50%; height:100px" border="1"
== Suggested Reading and Key General References ==
|style="height:100px"; style="width:25%" border="1" bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | '''Cardiovascular'''
|style="height:100px"; style="width:75%" border="1" bgcolor="Beige" | [[Aortoiliac occlusive disease]], [[Cholesterol Emboli Syndrome]], [[Deep Vein Thrombosis]], [[Peripheral Arterial Disease]], [[Thrombophlebitis]], [[Varicose veins]]
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Chemical / poisoning'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Dermatologic'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Behcet's disease]]
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Drug Side Effect'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Abatacept Injection]], [[Acebutolol]], [[Acitretin]], [[Aldesleukin]], [[Alendronate]], [[Allopurinol]], [[Amikacin Sulfate Injection]], [[Anagrelide]], [[Anastrozole]], [[Aripiprazole]], [[Atazanavir]], [[Atenolol]], [[Atorvastatin]], [[Bevacizumab Injection]], [[Bortezomib]], [[Buspirone]], [[Capecitabine]], [[Celecoxib]], [[Celiac disease]], [[Clofarabine Injection]], [[Clonazepam]], [[Clopidogrel]], [[Cortisol]], [[Darbepoetin Alfa]], [[Docetaxel]], [[Epoetin Alfa Injection]], [[Ethacrynic Acid]], [[Etidronate]], [[Ezetimibe]], [[Fenofibrate]], [[Filgrastim]], [[Fluvastatin]], [[Gabapentin]], [[Galantamine]], [[Glatiramer Injection]], [[Ibandronate]], [[Iloprost]], [[Imatinib]], [[Infliximab Injection]], [[Interferon Alfa-2a and Alfa-2b Injection]], [[Interferon Alfacon-1 Injection]], [[Interferon beta-1a Intramuscular Injection]], [[Interferon Beta-1b Injection]], [[Interferon Gamma-1b Injection]], [[Lamivudine]], [[Latanoprost]], [[Leflunomide]], [[Letrozole]], [[Leuprolide]], [[Lovastatin]], [[Methimazole]], [[Methylergonovine]], [[Methylprednisolone]], [[Mifepristone]], [[Natalizumab injection ]], [[Ofloxacin ]], [[Paclitaxel]], [[Peginterferon alfa-2a]], [[Prednisone]], [[Pyrazinamide]], [[Quinupristin]] [[dalfopristin]], [[Ribavirin]], [[Rofecoxib]], [[Rosiglitazone]], [[Rosuvastatin]], [[Sunitinib ]], [[Tadalafil ]], [[Tamsulosin ]], [[Telbivudine ]], [[Temozolomide ]], [[Terbutaline]], [[Teriparatide]], [[Tiotropium]], [[Torsemide]], [[Valganciclovir]], [[Valsartan]], [[Vancomycin]], [[Vinblastine]], [[Vincristine]], [[Zalcitabine]], [[Ziprasidone]], [[Zolmitriptan]], [[Zolpidem]],
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Ear Nose Throat'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Endocrine'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Hyperparathyroidism]], [[Primary hyperparathyroidism]]
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Environmental'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Gastroenterologic'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Ulcerative colitis]]
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Genetic'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Fairbanks disease]], [[Familial Mediterranean fever]], [[Mitochondrial trifunctional protein deficiency]], [[Osteogenesis imperfecta]], [[Hereditary multiple exostoses]], [[Recessive multiple epiphyseal dysplasia]], [[Farber disease]]
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Hematologic'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Erdheim-Chester disease]], [[Leukemia]], [[Lymphangiomatosis]], [[Multiple myeloma]], [[Phlebitis]], [[Phlegmasia cerulea dolens]], [[Thrombocytosis]], [[Acute lymphoblastic leukemia]], [[Acute myeloid leukemia]], [[Acute promyelocytic leukemia]], [[Cholesterol Embolism]]
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Iatrogenic'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Infectious Disease'''
|bgcolor="Beige"|
'''Bacterial : ''' [[Cellulitis]], [[Q Fever]], [[Lassa Fever]], [[Lemierre's Syndrome]], [[Leptospirosis]]
 
'''Viral : ''' [[Parvovirus B19]], [[Poliomyelitis]], [[Rocky Mountain spotted fever]], [[Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome]], [[Coxsackie B]],
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Musculoskeletal / Ortho'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Athlete's foot]], [[Baker's cyst]], [[Bone tumor]], [[Buerger's disease]], [[Chondroblastoma]], [[Chondromalacia patellae]], [[Chondrosarcoma]], [[Gout]], [[Hereditary multiple exostoses]], [[Ledderhose's disease]], [[Legg-Calve-Perthes syndrome]], [[Morton's toe]], [[Myofascial Pain Syndrome]], [[Myositis ossificans]], [[Osteochondrosis]], [[Paget's disease of bone]], [[Pes anserinus]], [[Pigmented villonodular synovitis]], [[Prepatellar bursitis]], [[Recessive multiple epiphyseal dysplasia]], [[Retropatellar Pain Syndrome]], [[Sciatica]], [[Synovial osteochondromatosis]], [[Tenosynovitis]], [[Erythromelagia]], [[Ewing's sarcoma]], [[Giant cell tumor of bone]], [[Osteoporosis]], [[Still's disease]], [[Fairbanks disease]], [[Osteogenesis imperfecta]]
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Neurologic'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis]], [[Anterior spinal artery syndrome]], [[Erythromelagia]], [[Meralgia paraesthetica]], [[Peripheral Neuropathy]], [[Restless Leg Syndrome]]
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Nutritional / Metabolic'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Acute Intermittent Porphyria]], [[Farber disease]], [[Glycogen storage disease type V]], [[Hypercalcemia]], [[Mucopolysaccharidosis]], [[Osteomalacia]]
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Obstetric/Gynecologic'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Oncologic'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Acute lymphoblastic leukemia]], [[Acute myeloid leukemia]], [[Acute promyelocytic leukemia]], [[Ewing's sarcoma]], [[Giant cell tumor of bone]], [[Osteochondroma]], [[Osteoma]], [[Osteosarcoma]], [[Leukemia]], [[Lymphangiomatosis]], [[Chondroblastoma]], [[Chondrosarcoma]]
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Opthalmologic'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Behect's disease]]
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Overdose / Toxicity'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Psychiatric'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Pain disorder]]
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Pulmonary'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Renal / Electrolyte'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Hypercalcemia]], [[Hypocalcemia]], [[Hypokalemia]], [[Hyponatremia]]
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Rheum / Immune / Allergy'''
|bgcolor="Beige"|
'''Rheumatology :''' [[Ankylosing Spondylitis]], [[Behcet's disease]], [[Caplan's Syndrome]], [[Fibromyalgia]], [[Osteoarthritis]], [[Osteoporosis]], [[Polymyalgia Rheumatica]], [[Rheumatoid arthritis]], [[Still's disease]], [[Gout]]
 
''' Immunology :''' [[Systemic lupus erythematosus]], [[Ulcerative colitis]], [[Vasculitis]], [[Graft-versus-host disease]], [[Familial Mediterranean fever]]
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Sexual'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Trauma'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Urologic'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Dental'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
|-
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Miscellaneous'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Phantom pain]]
|-
|}
 
===Causes in Alphabetical Order===
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*[[Abatacept Injection]]
 
*[[Acebutolol]]
 
*[[Acitretin]]
 
*[[Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome]]
 
*[[Acute Intermittent Porphyria]]
 
*[[Acute lymphoblastic leukemia]]
 
*[[Acute myeloid leukemia]]
 
*[[Acute promyelocytic leukemia]]
 
*[[Aldesleukin]]
 
*[[Alendronate]]
 
*[[Allopurinol]]
 
*[[Amikacin Sulfate Injection]]
 
*[[Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis]]
 
*[[Anagrelide]]
 
*[[Anastrozole]]
 
*[[Ankylosing Spondylitis]]
 
*[[Anterior spinal artery syndrome]]
 
*[[Aortoiliac occlusive disease]]
 
*[[Aripiprazole]]
 
*[[Atazanavir]]
 
*[[Atenolol]]
 
*[[Athlete's foot]]
 
*[[Atorvastatin]]
 
*[[Baker's cyst]]
 
*[[Behcet's disease]]
 
*[[Bevacizumab Injection]]
 
*[[Bone tumor]]
 
*[[Bortezomib]]
 
*[[Buerger's disease]]
 
*[[Buspirone]]
 
*[[Capecitabine]]
 
*[[Caplan's Syndrome]]
 
*[[Celecoxib]]
 
*[[Celiac disease]]
 
*[[Cellulitis]]
 
*[[Cholesterol Emboli Syndrome]]
 
*[[Chondroblastoma]]
 
*[[Chondromalacia patellae]]
 
*[[Chondrosarcoma]]
 
*[[Clofarabine Injection]]
 
*[[Clonazepam]]
 
*[[Clopidogrel]]
 
*[[Cortisol]]
 
*[[Coxsackie B]]
 
*[[Darbepoetin Alfa Injection]]
 
*[[Deep Vein Thrombosis]]
 
*[[Docetaxel]]
 
*[[Epoetin Alfa Injection]]
 
*[[Erdheim-Chester disease]]
 
*[[Erythromelagia]]
 
*[[Ethacrynic Acid]]
 
*[[Etidronate]]
 
*[[Ewing's sarcoma]]
 
*[[Ezetimibe]]
 
*[[Fairbanks disease]]
 
*[[Familial Mediterranean fever]]
 
*[[Farber disease]]
 
*[[Fenofibrate]]
 
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*[[Fibromyalgia]]
 
*[[Filgrastim]]
 
*[[Fluvastatin]]
 
*[[Gabapentin]]
 
*[[Galantamine]]
 
*[[Giant cell tumor of bone]]
 
*[[Glatiramer Injection]]
 
*[[Glycogen storage disease type V]]
 
*[[Gout]]
 
*[[Graft-versus-host disease]]
 
*[[Hereditary multiple exostoses]]
 
*[[Hypercalcemia]]
 
*[[Hypercalcemia]]
 
*[[Hyperparathyroidism]]
 
*[[Hypocalcemia]]
 
*[[Hypokalemia]]
 
*[[Hyponatremia]]
 
*[[Ibandronate]]
 
*[[Iloprost]]
 
*[[Imatinib]]
 
*[[Infliximab Injection]]
 
*[[Interferon Alfa-2a and Alfa-2b Injection]]
 
*[[Interferon Alfacon-1 Injection]]
 
*[[Interferon beta-1a Intramuscular Injection]]
 
*[[Interferon Beta-1b Injection]]
 
*[[Interferon Gamma-1b Injection]]
 
*[[Lamivudine]]
 
*[[Lassa Fever]]
 
*[[Latanoprost]]
 
*[[Ledderhose's disease]]
 
*[[Leflunomide]]
 
*[[Legg-Calve-Perthes syndrome]]
 
*[[Lemierre's Syndrome]]
 
*[[Letrozole]]
 
*[[Leukemia]]
 
*[[Leuprolide]]
 
*[[Lovastatin]]
 
*[[Lymphangiomatosis]]
 
*[[Meralgia paraesthetica]]
 
*[[Methimazole]]
 
*[[Methylergonovine Oral]]
 
*[[Methylprednisolone Oral]]
 
*[[Mifepristone]]
 
*[[Mitochondrial trifunctional protein deficiency]]
 
*[[Morton's toe]]
 
*[[Mucopolysaccharidosis]]
 
*[[Multiple myeloma]]
 
*[[Myofascial Pain Syndrome]]
 
*[[Myositis ossificans]]
 
*[[Natalizumab injection]]
 
*[[Ofloxacin]]
 
*[[Osteoarthritis]]
 
*[[Osteochondroma]]
 
*[[Osteochondrosis]]
 
*[[Osteogenesis imperfecta]]
 
*[[Osteoma]]
 
*[[Osteomalacia]]
 
*[[Osteoporosis]]
 
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*[[Osteosarcoma]]
 
*[[Paclitaxel]]
 
*[[Paget's disease of bone]]
 
*[[Pain disorder]]
 
*[[Parvovirus B19]]
 
*[[Peg interferon alfa-2a]]
 
*[[Peripheral Arterial Disease]]
 
*[[Peripheral Neuropathy]]
 
*[[Pes anserinus]](leg)
 
*[[Phantom pain]]
 
*[[Phlebitis]]
 
*[[Phlegmasia cerulea dolens]]
 
*[[Pigmented villonodular synovitis]]
 
*[[Poliomyelitis]]
 
*[[Polymyalgia Rheumatica]]
 
*[[Prednisone]]
 
*[[Prepatellar bursitis]]
 
*[[Primary hyperparathyroidism]]
 
*[[Pyrazinamide]]
 
*[[Q Fever]]
 
*[[Quinupristin and dalfopristin injection]]
 
*[[Recessive multiple epiphyseal dysplasia]]
 
*[[Retro patellar Pain Syndrome]]
 
*[[Rheumatoid arthritis]]
 
*[[Ribavirin]]
 
*[[Rocky Mountain spotted fever]]
 
*[[Rofecoxib]]
 
*[[Rosiglitazone]]
 
*[[Rosuvastatin]]
 
*[[Sciatica]]
 
*[[Still's disease]]
 
*[[Sunitinib]]
 
*[[Synovial osteochondromatosis]]
 
*[[Systemic lupus erythematosus]]
 
*[[Tadalafil]]
 
*[[Tamsulosin]]
 
*[[Telbivudine]]
 
*[[Temozolomide]]
 
*[[Tenosynovitis]]
 
*[[Terbutaline]]
 
*[[Teriparatide]]
 
*[[Thrombocytosis]]
 
*[[Thrombophlebitis]]
 
*[[Tiotropium Oral Inhalation]]
 
*[[Torsemide Injection]]
 
*[[Ulcerative colitis]]
 
*[[Valganciclovir]]
 
*[[Valsartan]]
 
*[[Vancomycin]]
 
*[[Varicose veins]]
 
*[[Vasculitis]]
 
*[[Vinblastine]]
 
*[[Vincristine]]
 
*[[Zalcitabine]]
 
*[[Ziprasidone]]
 
*[[Zolmitriptan Nasal]]


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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aditya Govindavarjhulla, M.B.B.S. [2], Raviteja Guddeti, M.B.B.S. [3]

Overview

Leg pain is a common non-specific symptom that often has a musculoskeletal, metabolic or drug side effect basis.

Causes

Common Causes


Causes by Organ System

Cardiovascular Aortoiliac occlusive disease, Cholesterol Emboli Syndrome, Deep Vein Thrombosis, Peripheral Arterial Disease, Thrombophlebitis, Varicose veins
Chemical / poisoning No underlying causes
Dermatologic Behcet's disease
Drug Side Effect Abatacept Injection, Acebutolol, Acitretin, Aldesleukin, Alendronate, Allopurinol, Amikacin Sulfate Injection, Anagrelide, Anastrozole, Aripiprazole, Atazanavir, Atenolol, Atorvastatin, Bevacizumab Injection, Bortezomib, Buspirone, Capecitabine, Celecoxib, Celiac disease, Clofarabine Injection, Clonazepam, Clopidogrel, Cortisol, Darbepoetin Alfa, Docetaxel, Epoetin Alfa Injection, Ethacrynic Acid, Etidronate, Ezetimibe, Fenofibrate, Filgrastim, Fluvastatin, Gabapentin, Galantamine, Glatiramer Injection, Ibandronate, Iloprost, Imatinib, Infliximab Injection, Interferon Alfa-2a and Alfa-2b Injection, Interferon Alfacon-1 Injection, Interferon beta-1a Intramuscular Injection, Interferon Beta-1b Injection, Interferon Gamma-1b Injection, Lamivudine, Latanoprost, Leflunomide, Letrozole, Leuprolide, Lovastatin, Methimazole, Methylergonovine, Methylprednisolone, Mifepristone, Natalizumab injection , Ofloxacin , Paclitaxel, Peginterferon alfa-2a, Prednisone, Pyrazinamide, Quinupristin dalfopristin, Ribavirin, Rofecoxib, Rosiglitazone, Rosuvastatin, Sunitinib , Tadalafil , Tamsulosin , Telbivudine , Temozolomide , Terbutaline, Teriparatide, Tiotropium, Torsemide, Valganciclovir, Valsartan, Vancomycin, Vinblastine, Vincristine, Zalcitabine, Ziprasidone, Zolmitriptan, Zolpidem,
Ear Nose Throat No underlying causes
Endocrine Hyperparathyroidism, Primary hyperparathyroidism
Environmental No underlying causes
Gastroenterologic Ulcerative colitis
Genetic Fairbanks disease, Familial Mediterranean fever, Mitochondrial trifunctional protein deficiency, Osteogenesis imperfecta, Hereditary multiple exostoses, Recessive multiple epiphyseal dysplasia, Farber disease
Hematologic Erdheim-Chester disease, Leukemia, Lymphangiomatosis, Multiple myeloma, Phlebitis, Phlegmasia cerulea dolens, Thrombocytosis, Acute lymphoblastic leukemia, Acute myeloid leukemia, Acute promyelocytic leukemia, Cholesterol Embolism
Iatrogenic No underlying causes
Infectious Disease

Bacterial : Cellulitis, Q Fever, Lassa Fever, Lemierre's Syndrome, Leptospirosis

Viral : Parvovirus B19, Poliomyelitis, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Coxsackie B,

Musculoskeletal / Ortho Athlete's foot, Baker's cyst, Bone tumor, Buerger's disease, Chondroblastoma, Chondromalacia patellae, Chondrosarcoma, Gout, Hereditary multiple exostoses, Ledderhose's disease, Legg-Calve-Perthes syndrome, Morton's toe, Myofascial Pain Syndrome, Myositis ossificans, Osteochondrosis, Paget's disease of bone, Pes anserinus, Pigmented villonodular synovitis, Prepatellar bursitis, Recessive multiple epiphyseal dysplasia, Retropatellar Pain Syndrome, Sciatica, Synovial osteochondromatosis, Tenosynovitis, Erythromelagia, Ewing's sarcoma, Giant cell tumor of bone, Osteoporosis, Still's disease, Fairbanks disease, Osteogenesis imperfecta
Neurologic Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Anterior spinal artery syndrome, Erythromelagia, Meralgia paraesthetica, Peripheral Neuropathy, Restless Leg Syndrome
Nutritional / Metabolic Acute Intermittent Porphyria, Farber disease, Glycogen storage disease type V, Hypercalcemia, Mucopolysaccharidosis, Osteomalacia
Obstetric/Gynecologic No underlying causes
Oncologic Acute lymphoblastic leukemia, Acute myeloid leukemia, Acute promyelocytic leukemia, Ewing's sarcoma, Giant cell tumor of bone, Osteochondroma, Osteoma, Osteosarcoma, Leukemia, Lymphangiomatosis, Chondroblastoma, Chondrosarcoma
Opthalmologic Behect's disease
Overdose / Toxicity No underlying causes
Psychiatric Pain disorder
Pulmonary No underlying causes
Renal / Electrolyte Hypercalcemia, Hypocalcemia, Hypokalemia, Hyponatremia
Rheum / Immune / Allergy

Rheumatology : Ankylosing Spondylitis, Behcet's disease, Caplan's Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, Osteoarthritis, Osteoporosis, Polymyalgia Rheumatica, Rheumatoid arthritis, Still's disease, Gout

Immunology : Systemic lupus erythematosus, Ulcerative colitis, Vasculitis, Graft-versus-host disease, Familial Mediterranean fever

Sexual No underlying causes
Trauma No underlying causes
Urologic No underlying causes
Dental No underlying causes
Miscellaneous Phantom pain

Causes in Alphabetical Order



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References

  1. ↑ Sailer,Christian,Wasner,Susanne.DifferentialDiagnosisPocket.HermosaBeach,CA:BormBruckmeirPublishingLLC,2002:77ISBN1591032016
  2. ↑ Kahan,Scott,Smith,EllenG.InAPage:SignsandSymptoms.Malden,Massachusetts:BlackwellPublishing,2004:68ISBN140510368X


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