Diffuse pain

Diffuse pain

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Diffuse pain is also known as musculoskeletal pain, aches and chronic pain.

Differential Diagnosis

In alphabetical order.

• Ankylosing Spondylitis
• Bilateral soft tissue rheumatism
• Chronic fatigue syndrome
• Dermatomyositis
• Entrapment neuropathy
• Eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome
• Fibromyalgia
• Hypermobility
• Hyperthyroidism
• Hypophosphatemia
• Hypothyroidism
• Multiple Sclerosis
• Myofascial pain syndrome
• Osteomalacia
• Overuse Syndromes
• Paraneoplastic syndrome
• Polymyalgia rheumatica
• Polymyositis
• Postviral arthralgia
• Psycogenic rheumatism
• Reiter's Syndrome
• Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Silicone implants
• Sjogren syndrome
• Vasculitis

Common Causes

• Chronic fatigue syndrome
• Fibromyalgia
• Mood disorder
• Myositis
• Neuropathies
• Polymyalgia rheumatica
• Systemic lupus erythematosus
• Bilateral soft tissue rheumatism

Causes by Organ System

Cardiovascular	No underlying causes
Chemical/Poisoning	No underlying causes
Dental	No underlying causes
Dermatologic	No underlying causes
Drug Side Effect	No underlying causes
Ear Nose Throat	No underlying causes
Endocrine	No underlying causes
Environmental	No underlying causes
Gastroenterologic	No underlying causes
Genetic	No underlying causes
Hematologic	No underlying causes
Iatrogenic	No underlying causes
Infectious Disease	No underlying causes
Musculoskeletal/Orthopedic	No underlying causes
Neurologic	No underlying causes
Nutritional/Metabolic	No underlying causes
Obstetric/Gynecologic	No underlying causes
Oncologic	No underlying causes
Ophthalmologic	No underlying causes
Overdose/Toxicity	No underlying causes
Psychiatric	No underlying causes
Pulmonary	No underlying causes
Renal/Electrolyte	Hypophosphatemia
Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy	Vasculitis , Systemic lupus erythematosus , Spondyloarthropathy , Sjogren syndrome , Rheumatoid Arthritis , Reiter's Syndrome , Polymyalgia rheumatica , Fibromyalgia , Dermatomyositis , Dermatomyositis , Chronic fatigue syndrome , Bilateral soft tissue rheumatism , Postviral arthralgia , Ankylosing Spondylitis
Sexual	No underlying causes
Trauma	No underlying causes
Urologic	No underlying causes
Miscellaneous	No underlying causes

Causes in Alphabetical Order

Adrenal insufficiency Ankylosing Spondylitis Postviral arthralgia Bacterial infection Bilateral soft tissue rheumatism Body-wide infection Chronic fatigue syndrome Depressed affect Dermatomyositis Dermatomyositis Eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome Fibromyalgia Hypermobility Hyperparathyroidism Hyperthyroidism Hypophosphatemia Hypothyroidism Metabolic myopathy Mood disorder Multiple Sclerosis Muscle soreness from overuse

Myofascial pain syndrome Myositis Neuropathic Entrapment neuropathy Overuse Syndromes Osteomalacia Paget’s disease Paraneoplastic syndrome Polymyalgia rheumatica Psycogenic rheumatism Reiter's Syndrome Rheumatoid Arthritis Scurvy Sjogren syndrome Spirochetal infection Spondyloarthropathy statins Systemic lupus erythematosus Vasculitis Viral infection

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Acknowledgements

The content on this page was first contributed by Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [2]

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