The Musculoskeletal System
Lesson 1: Disease and Disorders of the Musculoskeletal System
Section II: Joint Pain
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1-6. SUBACUTE PAIN
This type of pain is chronic but does not have the characteristics of deformity of the area with the exception that there is swelling. Subacute pain can be a symptom of rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematous, and metabolic-caused joint pain. Subacute pain can also be characteristic of ankylosing spondylitis, a progressive chronic disease of the small vertebral joints of the spine.
