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How Can severe Joint Pain In The Hands And Legs Be Treated?
Our son is 23 - he began having various pains in his joints, leg, hands etc that would come and go. We would like to get him to a type of doctor who might diagnose him but have no idea what that specialty would be. He is generally fit - not over weight, about 6 tall.
Thu, 18 May 2017
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Pain and swelling in multiple joints that comes and goes, especially in a young person raises the concern for inflammatory arthritis like Rheumatoid arthritis.
Such conditions are dealt with by rheumatologist.
You can follow up with a primary care provider who can refer to a rheumatologist.
Hope this answers your question
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Dr.Lekshmi
Thank you for the query at HealthcareMagic
Pain and swelling in multiple joints that comes and goes, especially in a young person raises the concern for inflammatory arthritis like Rheumatoid arthritis.
Such conditions are dealt with by rheumatologist.
You can follow up with a primary care provider who can refer to a rheumatologist.
Hope this answers your question
Pleaseaddress further questions here
Regards
Dr.Lekshmi
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