What Else Can Cause Osteoarthritis Symptoms?
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Last updated: Jan 26, 2012
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Leslie Kernisan is a senior medical editor at Caring.com and a clinical instructor in the University of California, San Francisco, Division of Geriatrics. She is...
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What else can cause osteoarthritis symptoms?
The most common underlying cause of arthritis symptoms is osteoarthritis, but several other medical conditions can cause chronic joint pain. In older adults, the most common alternative causes are:
Gout and pseudogout
Tendinitis
New pain in the joints can also be brought on by viral infections, bacterial infections, thyroid problems, fibromyalgia, autoimmune diseases such as lupus, and other illnesses.
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