Editing Arthritis (section)

== Signs and symptoms ==
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! Extra-articular features of joint disease<ref>{{cite book | veditors = Swash M, Glynn M |title=Hutchison's Clinical Methods: An Integrated Approach to Clinical Practice |date=2007 |publisher=Saunders Elsevier |location=Edinburgh |isbn=978-0702027994 |edition=22nd}}</ref>
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| [[Cutaneous]] [[Nodule (medicine)|nodules]]
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| Cutaneous [[vasculitis]] [[lesion]]s
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| [[Lymphadenopathy]]
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| [[Oedema]]
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| [[Human eye|Ocular]] [[inflammation]]
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| [[Urethritis]]
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| [[Tenosynovitis]] ([[tendon]] sheath [[effusion]]s)
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| [[Bursitis]] (swollen [[bursa (anatomy)|bursa]])
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| [[Diarrhea]]
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| Orogenital [[ulcer (dermatology)|ulceration]]
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Pain in varying severity is a common symptom in most types of arthritis.<ref>{{cite book | vauthors = Eustice C |title=Arthritis: types of arthritis |date=2012 |publisher=Adams Media |isbn=978-1-4405-4446-0 |oclc=808835849}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | vauthors = Galloway JB, Scott DL |chapter=Management of common types of arthritis in older adults |date=December 2017 |title=Oxford Textbook of Geriatric Medicine |pages=577–584 |publisher=Oxford University Press |doi=10.1093/med/9780198701590.003.0075 |isbn=978-0-19-870159-0 }}</ref> Other symptoms include [[swelling (medical)|swelling]], [[joint stiffness]], redness, and aching around the joint(s).<ref name=niams/> Arthritic disorders like [[lupus]] and rheumatoid arthritis can affect other organs in the body, leading to a variety of symptoms including:<ref name=cdc-ar/>
* Inability to use the [[hand]] or [[walking|walk]]
* Stiffness in one or more joints
* Rash or itch
* [[Malaise]] and fatigue
* [[Weight loss]]
* Poor sleep
* [[myalgia|Muscle aches]] and pains
* [[Tenderness (medicine)|Tenderness]]
* Difficulty moving the joint