10. Seronegative Arthritis

Definition

Seronegative Arthritis: Classification given to the group of joint conditions with similar features to rheumatoid arthritis, but affecting different joints and lacking the specific autoantibodies used to identify rheumatoid arthritis.
Symptoms

Seronegative Arthritis includes the 17 symptoms listed below:
• Pain and stiffness in joints (lower back
• Hips
• Knees
• Ankles
• Feet
• Toes shoulders
• Elbows
• Wrists
• Hands or fingers)
• Redness and swelling over joints
• Tenderness over joints
• Skin lesions
• Skin nodules
• Nail deformities
• Sore red eyes
• Fatigue
• Mouth lesions

Note that Seronegative Arthritis symptoms usually refers to various symptoms known to a patient, but the phrase Seronegative Arthritis signs may refer to those signs only noticable by a doctor.

Other Causes of these Symptoms
Click on any of the symptoms below to see a full list of other causes including diseases, medical conditions, toxins, drug interactions, or drug side effect causes of that symptom.
• Fatigue
• Mouth lesions
• Skin lesions
• Skin nodules

Treatments

The list of treatments mentioned in various sources for Seronegative Arthritis includes the following list. Always seek professional medical advice about any treatment or change in treatment plans.

• Medications for symptomatic relief - NSAIDs, analgesics
• Inter-articular steroid injections
• Physiotherapy and mobility
• Chemotherapeutic agents such as methotrexate

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