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Suggest Treatment For Swollen Painful Joints

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Posted on Tue, 30 Dec 2014
Question: Swelling, pain and redness in all my joints. Was on prednisone for 16 days and off for 4 days. Symptoms came back and dr put me on Prednisone for an extended time but stopped working after 2 days. Whats going on? Blood tests showed high levels but I don't know of what. Wjhere should I go now?
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Answered by Dr. Saurabh Gupta (17 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Consult a rheumatologist.

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for your query.

Seems you are suffering from multiple joint pain - Polyarthritis. It 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.

If these tests are already done, kindly upload the reports.

I do hope that you have found something helpful and I will be glad to answer any further query.

Take care
Note: For further queries, consult a joint and bone specialist, an Orthopaedic surgeon. Book a Call now.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Suggest Treatment For Swollen Painful Joints

Brief Answer: Consult a rheumatologist. Detailed Answer: Hello, Thanks for your query. Seems you are suffering from multiple joint pain - Polyarthritis. It 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. If these tests are already done, kindly upload the reports. I do hope that you have found something helpful and I will be glad to answer any further query. Take care