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Is Hand Pain Every Morning A Symptom Of Rheumatoid Arthritis?

Posted on Thu, 15 Sep 2016

Question: I began to have hand pain in the mornings, unable to grip. This got exponentially worse with a diverticulitis flare up. How do I differentiate Rhumatoid arthritis from Osteoarthritis?

My c-reactive protein was very high during the diverticulitis. I figured when that was healed, my hands would feel better......... Any connection to c-reactive protein and hand pain?

Answered by Dr. Dr. Muhammad Sareer Khalil (4 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Explained

Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome

I appreciate your concern

Rheumatoid arthritis does involve the wrist and proximal interphalengeal joints but the involvement is symmetrical and not unilateral.
Osteoarthritis involves the distal interphalengeal joints, classically.

Kindly answer the following to advise accordingly.

Are both the wrists involved
Has anti ccp antibody test been done
Can you upload the ESR and crp results

wishing you best of health

let me know if you have any query

thanks

Dr. MS Khalil

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar