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34 years
Im feeling joint pain in various spots in my body where the pain jump from place to place with a little burn what are those symptons and what kind of test should i do .
Aug 3, 2014
2nd opinion

Dr. Rania Mousa General Medicine
What you describe is called migratory arthritis occurs when pain spreads from one joint to another. In this type of arthritis, the first joint may start to feel better before pain starts in a different joint. Although migratory arthritis can affect people who have other forms of arthritis, it can also result from a serious illness.

Migratory arthritis is most prevalent in cases of:
osteoarthritis,
rheumatoid arthritis (RA), an autoimmune disorder in which your body attacks healthy tissues
gout, a form caused by crystal buildups between joints
lupus systemic lupus erythematosus
in addition to gonococcal arthritis,rheumatic fever,sarcoidosis,Lyme disease,bacterial endocarditis,Whipple's disease

In RA, the destruction of joint tissues can increase the risk of migratory arthritis. Chronic swelling associated with lupus can cause migration of pain at any time. Patients with gout often experience pain from crystallization between joints in the toes first before it migrates to other joints.

however you must be evaluated by a rheumatologist who will examin and make further tests related to your symptoms and causes mentioned above like a complete blood count, urinalysis, and a metabolic panel ,RF ,ANA,.... to rule out the causes and confirm adiagnose depending on a history examination and lab result tests beside images if needed.

it’s also important to treat the inflammation that’s causing your pain. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), such as ibuprofen, may be effective in treating both pain and inflammation. Naproxen is a common prescription medication used to treat arthritis swelling. Treating joint pain and inflammation early on can decrease the chances for migration.
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Dr. Zakia Dimassi Pediatrics
Below are the most common causes of joint pain that involves more than one joint (polyarticular arthralgia). Note that if the joint is only painful, it's called arthralgia (arthr for joint, algia for pain); whereas arthritis signifies that there is underlying inflammation (itis), that is, there is redness, hotness, pain ,and swelling.
-Human parvovirus B19 infection: acute small joints (fingers, toes) pain and joint inflammation associated with a lacy malar rash (over the cheeks, known as slapped cheek appearance)
Rheumatoid arthritis: it’s a chronic pain and inflammation that involves both small and large joints (shoulders, knees etc) and involvement of the cervical spine (neck), associated with deep skin nodules and carpal tunnel syndrome (wrist pain upon use)
Systemic lupus erythematosus: another chronic pain and joint inflammation that affect mostly the small joints; associated symptoms include rash (malar and over sun-exposed areas), oral ulcers, serositis inflammation of the layers that cover the lungs –pleuritis- or heart –pericarditis)
Osteoarthritis: Chronic without joint inflammation, affects the lower extremity joints, and finger joints with a characteristic excruciating pain upon touch; also affects the neck and lower back
Fibromyalgia: Chronic without joint inflammation; diffuse (all joints are affected); associated with myalgias (muscle pain), tender points, irritable bowel syndrome (alternating constipation/diarrhea, with bloating and abdominal pain that is relieved by defecation)
Ankylosing spondylitis: chronic pain and joint inflammation affecting large joints, associated with iritis (inflammation of the iris, the colored part of the eye, with resulting visual changes), tendonitis,
Psoriatic arthritis: chronic pain and joint inflammation affecting small and large joints; associated with psoriasis ((صدفية, dactylitis (“sausage digits”: inflamed red hot painful fingers that look like sausage), tendonitis, onychodystrophy (abnormal changes in fingernails or toenails, such as malformation or change in color).
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