The 38-year-old has suffered chronic polyarthritis of the shoulder, wrists and knees.
See also arthritis
polyarthritis in American English
(ˌpɑliɑːrˈθraitɪs)
noun
Pathology
arthritis occurring in more than one joint
Word origin
[1895–1900; poly- + arthritis]This word is first recorded in the period 1895–1900. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Marxism, apothecaries' measure, calling card, frame of reference, freewheelpoly- is a combining form with the meanings “much, many” and, in chemistry, “polymeric,”used in the formation of compound words. Other words that use the affix poly- include: polyandrous, polyculture, polyethylene
Examples of 'polyarthritis' in a sentence
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This supports the hypothesis of idiopathic myelofibrosis-associated seronegative polyarthritis.
Xavier Guillot, Marius Moldovan, Claire Vidon, Daniel Wendling 2014, 'Myelofibrosis-Related Arthritis Successfully Treated with Hydroxyurea', Case Reports in Rheumatologyhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/869743. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The most common variants among all age groups are polyarthritis (38.3%) and oligoarthritis (31.9%).
Oshlyanska O.A. , Melanchuk N.A. 2019, 'Features of the current course of juvenile arthritis in children', Perinatologiâ i Pediatriâhttps://med-expert.com.ua/en/features-current-course-juvenile-arthritis-children/. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Thirty-two patients had mono-/oligoarthritis and 33 had polyarthritis.
Claes Hansson, Catharina Eriksson, Gerd-Marie Alenius 2014, 'S-Calprotectin (S100A8/S100A9): A Potential Marker of Inflammation in Patients withPsoriatic Arthritis', Journal of Immunology Researchhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/696415. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Five leprosy patients had asymmetric polyarthritis of small hands joints.
Luciana Neder, Daniel A. Rondon, Silvana S. Cury, Clovis A. da Silva 2014, 'Musculoskeletal manifestations and autoantibodies in children and adolescents withleprosy', Jornal de Pediatriahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0021-75572014000500457&lng=en&tlng=en. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Enthesitis-related arthritis and polyarthritis disease subtypes appear to be moreprevalent.
Weakley Kate, Esser Monika, Scott Christiaan 2012, 'Juvenile idiopathic arthritis in two tertiary centres in the Western Cape, South Africa',Pediatric Rheumatology Online Journalhttp://www.ped-rheum.com/content/10/1/35. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The inner ear may be involved directly or by secondary reaction (e.g., polyarthritis nodosa).
Mohamad Shayani Nasab, Fathololoomi M.R., Alizamir A. 2012, 'Association Between Hepatitis B and Hearing Status', Oman Medical Journalhttp://www.omjournal.org/fultext_PDF.aspx?DetailsID=295&type=fultext. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Patients with polyarthritis, systemic, and psoriatic arthritis more frequently received biological therapy.
Zbigniew Żuber, Dorota Turowska-Heydel, Małgorzata Sobczyk, Jerzy Chudek 2015, 'Original paper Prevalence of HLA-B27 antigen in patients with juvenile idiopathicarthritis', Rheumatologyhttp://www.termedia.pl/Original-paper-Prevalence-of-HLA-B27-antigen-in-patients-with-juvenile-idiopathic-arthritis,18,25548,1,1.html. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Five patients had arthralgia and one polyarthritis.
Zeineb Alaya, Lobna Boussofara, Monia Bouzaouache, Dorra Amri, Houneida Zaghouani,Elyès Bouajina 2018, 'Complete form pachydermoperiostosis in Tunisia – A case series and literature review',Egyptian Rheumatologisthttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110116417300820. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Rheumatic subcutaneous nodules and tenosynovitis are usually associated with seropositive symptomatic rheumatoid polyarthritis.
Fatma Ben Fredj Ismail, Amel Rezgui, Monia Karmani, Olfa Ben Abdallah, Samira Azzebi,Chedia Laouani Kechrid 2012, 'A Seropositive Nodular Rheumatoid Polyarthritis without Arthritis: Does It Exist?',Case Reports in Medicinehttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/983985. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)