migratory polyarthritis

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[mī′grətôr′ē]

arthritis that progressively affects a number of joints and finally settles in one or more. It occurs in persons with gonorrhea and develops a few days to a few weeks after the onset of gonorrheal urethritis. The patient usually has a moderate fever and 1 to 5 days of migratory polyarthralgia with variable signs of inflammation. In more prolonged episodes initial arthritic sites may clear as new areas are affected, but persistently involved joints are usually severely inflamed and swollen. After the swelling subsides, the overlying skin may peel. Large joints are most affected. Treatment with penicillin or tetracycline generally provides some relief in 24 to 72 hours. Also called migratory gonorrheal polyarthritis.

migratory polyarthritis

(pol´ēarthrī´tis),
n a temporary form of arthritis caused by rheumatic fever.

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Lyme disease migratory gonorrheal polyarthritis rheumatic fever Wegener's granulomatosis			Joint symptoms range from polyarthralgia to migratory polyarthritis with purulent effusions. Rat-bite fever, Canada by Lee, Christine H. / Emerging Infectious Diseases Key Words: angina, chest pain, rheumatic fever ********** The most common presentation of acute rheumatic fever in adults is a febrile illness with an additive or migratory polyarthritis that is present on average in 92% of patients (range, 43-100%), or tenosynovitis usually of the wrists and ankles (67%). Acute rheumatic fever presenting as unstable angina by Nord, Jill A. / Southern Medical Journal A cluster of protracted migratory polyarthritis involving four adult family members occurred in January 2000 after a brief overnight outing in a rural area of Venezuela. Family cluster of Mayaro fever, Venezuela by Watts, Douglas M. / Emerging Infectious Diseases			miglustat migraine migraine equivalent migraine headache Migraine neuralgia migraine with aura migraine without aura migrainous cranial neuralgia migram Migranal migrating abscess migrating motor complex migrating motor complexes migrating myoelectric complex migrating phlebitis migrating testis migration migration inhibition test migration inhibitory factor test migration, pathologic migration, tooth migratory migratory glossitis migratory gonorrheal polyarthritis migratory ophthalmia migratory polyarthritis migratory thromboembolism migratory thrombophlebitis MiKasome Miketorin mikro- Mikrocytos mikrocytosis mikron Mikulicz disease Mikulicz drain Mikulicz operation Mikulicz syndrome Mikulicz' aphthae Mikulicz's aphthae Mikulicz's disease Mikulicz's syndrome milagaipoondu Milan Brych Milan frill milbemycin milch mild mild cognitive impairment mild fever mild traumatic brain injury			migratory migratory Migratory arthritis Migratory arthritis Migratory arthritis Migratory behavior Migratory behavior Migratory behavior Migratory behavior Migratory bird Migratory Bird Conservation Commission Migratory Bird Harvest Information Program Migratory Bird Management Office Migratory Bird Refuge Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 Migratory Bird Treaty of 1918 Migratory birds Migratory Birds Conservation Account Migratory Birds Convention Act of Canada migratory dune Migratory Fishes migratory glossitis migratory gonorrheal polyarthritis migratory grasshopper migratory locust migratory locusts migratory locusts Migratory Motor Complex Migratory Nongame Birds of Management Concern migratory ophthalmia migratory polyarthritis migratory quail Migratory Shore and Upland Game Bird migratory thromboembolism Migratory thrombophlebitis Migratory Thrush Migrelia Mígren Mígren Mígren Mígreni Mígreni Mígreni Migs Migs Migs Migs MIGT Miguel Miguel (disambiguation) Miguel Angel Asturias Miguel Ángel Asturias Miguel Angel Muñoz Miguel Cervantes Miguel de Cervantes Miguel de Cervantes Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra Miguel de Cervantes-Saavedra Miguel de Molinos Miguel de Servantes Miguel de Unamuno

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