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Viral Arthritis: Multimedia

Author: Rabea Ahmed Khouqeer, MD, FRCP(C), Consultant, Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology/Rheumatology, Saad Specialist Hospital, Saudi Arabia
Coauthor(s): Martin Cohen, MD, Adjunct Professor, Department of Medicine, McGill University Health Center
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Updated: Aug 1, 2008

Multimedia

Viral arthritis. Typical "slapped cheek" appearan...Media file 1: Viral arthritis. Typical "slapped cheek" appearance. Courtesy of Brenda Moroz, MD, Montreal Children's Hospital.
Viral arthritis. Typical "slapped cheek" appearan...

Viral arthritis. Typical "slapped cheek" appearance. Courtesy of Brenda Moroz, MD, Montreal Children's Hospital.

Viral arthritis. "Slapped cheeks" with typical re...Media file 2: Viral arthritis. "Slapped cheeks" with typical reticulated erythema of arms. Courtesy of Brenda Moroz, MD, Montreal Children's Hospital.
Viral arthritis. "Slapped cheeks" with typical re...

Viral arthritis. "Slapped cheeks" with typical reticulated erythema of arms. Courtesy of Brenda Moroz, MD, Montreal Children's Hospital.

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Further Reading

Keywords

viral arthritis, viral-induced arthritis, virus-induced arthritis, arthritis, chronic arthralgia, rheumatoid arthritis, RA, polyarticular arthritis, rheumatic disease, rheumatoid arthritis, hepatitis B virus, HBV, hepatitis C virus, HCV, hepatitis, parvovirus B19, B19 virus, parvovirus B-19, alphaviruses, alpha virus, alphavirus, retroviruses, retrovirus, rubella virus, Rubivirus, HIV, HIV-1, human T-lymphotropic virus 1, HTLV-1, Epstein-Barr virus, EBV, human immunodeficiency virus type 1, human immunodeficiency virus, HIV infection, HIV disease, erythema infectiosum, fifth disease

Contributor Information and Disclosures

Author

Rabea Ahmed Khouqeer, MD, FRCP(C), Consultant, Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology/Rheumatology, Saad Specialist Hospital, Saudi Arabia
Rabea Ahmed Khouqeer, MD, FRCP(C) is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology and American College of Rheumatology
Disclosure: allergy, Asthma & Immunology None None

Coauthor(s)

Martin Cohen, MD, Adjunct Professor, Department of Medicine, McGill University Health Center
Martin Cohen, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Rheumatology
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Medical Editor

Kristine M Lohr, MD, MS, Program Director, Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology and Women's Health, University of Kentucky School of Medicine
Kristine M Lohr, MD, MS is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Physicians, American College of Rheumatology, and American Medical Women's Association
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Managing Editor

Elliot Goldberg, MD, Dean of the Western Pennsylvania Clinical Campus, Professor, Department of Medicine, Temple University School of Medicine
Elliot Goldberg, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American College of Physicians, and American College of Rheumatology
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CME Editor

Alex J Mechaber, MD, FACP, Assistant Dean for Medical Curriculum, Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Alex J Mechaber, MD, FACP is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine, and Society of General Internal Medicine
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Chief Editor

Herbert S Diamond, MD, Professor of Medicine, Temple University School of Medicine; Chairman Emeritus, Department of Internal Medicine, Western Pennsylvania Hospital
Herbert S Diamond, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American College of Physicians, American College of Rheumatology, American Medical Association, and Phi Beta Kappa
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