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Severe Knee Pain, Loud Squishing, Grinding Noise On Bending It, Unable To Put Pressure On It. Causes And Cure?
I am 25 year old female, normal weight and have had no injuries, haven t changed anything in my daily activities but recently my knee has been hurting really bad and makes a very loud squishing and grinding noise when I bend it, even if I m not standing or applying weight to it, it s to the point I can barely bend it due to the pain.... What could be causing this and what can I do to relive the pain
Tue, 12 Mar 2013
Hello,
Thanks for posting your query,
Joint pains in young can be due to autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis, gout, inflammatory diseases like SLE, bursitis, fibromyalgia, etc.
To pinpoint the diagnosis, complete physical examination and investigations like complete blood counts, ESR, RA factor, CRP, serum uric acid, serum creatinine, X-ray and MRI joints from a rheumatologist are needed.
A high levels of anti- DNase is suggestive of an autoimmune disorder which needs disease modifying agents and oral steroids to take care of the symptoms. You need to consult a rheumatologist for proper treatment.
I hope this information has been both informative and helpful
Regards
Thanks for posting your query,
Joint pains in young can be due to autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis, gout, inflammatory diseases like SLE, bursitis, fibromyalgia, etc.
To pinpoint the diagnosis, complete physical examination and investigations like complete blood counts, ESR, RA factor, CRP, serum uric acid, serum creatinine, X-ray and MRI joints from a rheumatologist are needed.
A high levels of anti- DNase is suggestive of an autoimmune disorder which needs disease modifying agents and oral steroids to take care of the symptoms. You need to consult a rheumatologist for proper treatment.
I hope this information has been both informative and helpful
Regards
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