What Causes Joint Pain, Elevated Uric Acid Levels In Urine And Fever?

Posted on Mon, 5 Sep 2016

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Question : hello doctor

My father is 56 years old. he is diabetic for last 10 to 15 years. he is getting so week. he has joint pains sometimes. nowadays his fasting sugar level is extreme high. sometimes he has high uric acid level too. nowadays he is experiencing fever and in blood test report the platelet count is near 95000. So please suggest what tests to be done for this situation.

Answered by Dr. Niranjan G (6 hours later)

Brief Answer:
check dengue, reumatoid arthritis or gout

Detailed Answer:
Dear friend, greetings from HCM. Here are multiple conditions and do not link them all to diabetes . Platelets low fever might be dengue , high uric acid and joint pain could be gout and even rheumatoid arthritis should be ruled out. Each condition has different line of management and hence diagnosis is the key part for it. Above all diabetes must be in control. Please check for all conditions and fix the problem soon . Thanks

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Yogesh D

Follow up: Dr. Niranjan G (8 hours later)

hiii

what tests to be done in case of regular fever and diabetes

Answered by Dr. Niranjan G (42 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
here are the few investigations

Detailed Answer:
RA factor, dengue antigen , x Ray of hand feet and knee joints , HBA 1C, microalbuminuria, complete blood count, HB%, peripheral blood smear , based on these you meet your physician and he will advise next level management. Thanks

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vaishalee Punj