According to the symptoms you report
(joint and muscle pain, fever, itching of
the palms, skin bruises…) it is hard to
suppose any cause without several
diagnostic procedures. You could be
experiencing some type of inflammatory
disease. The nature of the inflammation
could be infective or rheumatic.
Infective diseases are proven by isolating
the infective agent or by proving specific
antibodies in the blood. Non-infective
inflammations are usually rheumatic and
can include several conditions: rheumatoid
arthritis, lupus, scleroderma,
dermatomyositis, mixed connective tissue
disease, polyarthritis etc. These diseases
are identified according to their clinical
manifestations, serological tests and
additional diagnostic procedures (X-ray,
CT, MRI, blood work, ultrasound etc.).
Some malignant diseases (lymphomas and
other) can also cause the same symptoms.
It seems that your GP has done everything
in his power but it appears that your case
needs expert help from a rheumatologist
and an infectologist.
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