(medicine) Any joint disease. A neurotrophic disorder of a joint, usually due to lack of pain sensation, found in association with tabes dorsalis, leprosy, syringomyelia, diabetic polyneuropathy, and occasionally multiple sclerosis and myelodysplasias.
Arthropathy
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A destructive joint disease caused by diminished proprioceptive sensation that results in repeated subliminal injury. Also called neuropathic arthropathy.
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| ICD-10 | M00.-M14. |
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| ICD-9 | 716.9 |
| DiseasesDB | 15237 |
| MeSH | D007592 |
An arthropathy is a disease of a joint. [1]
Although the terms "arthropathy" and arthritis have very similar meanings, the former is traditionally used to describe the following conditions:
- Reactive arthropathy (M02-M03) is caused by an infection, but not a direct infection of the synovial space. (See also Reactive arthritis)
- Enteropathic arthropathy (M07) is caused by colitis and related conditions.
- Crystal arthropathy (also known as crystal arthritis) (M10-M11) involves the deposition of crystals in the joint.
- In gout, the crystal is uric acid.
- In pseudogout/chondrocalcinosis/calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease, the crystal is calcium pyrophosphate.
- Diabetic arthropathy (M14.2, E10-E14) is caused by diabetes.
- Neuropathic arthropathy (M14.6) is associated with a loss of sensation.
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