In medicine, arthralgia (literally: "joint pain", from "arthros" = "joint" and "-algia" denoting "pain") is the presence of painful joints in the absence of frank arthritis. It is present in a number of rheumatological diseases, most notably lupus erythematosus.

Causes

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Disease/disorders

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia, Atypical pneumonia, Behçet's disease, Chikungunya, Chronic fatigue syndrome, Community-acquired pneumonia, Hyperimmunoglobinemia D with recurrent fever, Hypothyroidism, Kawasaki disease, Lupus erythematosus, Lyme disease, Malaria, Neutrophil granulocyte, Pharyngitis, Pneumonia, Sjögren's syndrome, Takayasu's arteritis, Toxic shock syndrome, Trichinosis, Scleroderma, ADHD

Medications

Immunosuppressive drugs, Nelfinavir, Polybrominated biphenyls, Pyrazinamide, Thioamide,Quinupristin/dalfopristin, Vardenafil, Zimelidine, Zetia, Equasym/Methylphenidate Hydrochloride

Rheumatology

Artralgia