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Arthritis

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There are over a hundred different forms of arthritis, however most of these fall under the following category's of the disease.

Secondary to other diseases:

  • Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
  • Sarcoidosis
  • Henoch-Schönlein purpura
  • Psoriatic arthritis
  • Reactive arthritis
  • Haemochromatosis
  • Hepatitis
  • Wegener's granulomatosis (and many other vasculitis syndromes)
  • Lyme disease
  • Familial Mediterranean fever
  • Hyperimmunoglobulinemia D with recurrent fever
  • TNF receptor associated periodic syndrome
  • Inflammatory bowel disease (Including Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis)
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