What are the common age and sex of arthritis?
Age and sex of a patient immensely help in clinical diagnosis in rheumatology like:
Age:
– Children: Haemophilia, JIA
– Young: Gonococcal arthritis, trauma
– Adults: SpA, ReA, SLE, RA (middle age), gout, psoriasis
– Old age: Osteoarthritis.
Sex: Majority of inflammatory arthritis are commoner in females except ankylosing
sapondylitis, gout and ReA which are common in males.
Age and sex of a patient immensely help in clinical diagnosis in rheumatology like:
Age:
– Children: Haemophilia, JIA
– Young: Gonococcal arthritis, trauma
– Adults: SpA, ReA, SLE, RA (middle age), gout, psoriasis
– Old age: Osteoarthritis.
Sex: Majority of inflammatory arthritis are commoner in females except ankylosing
sapondylitis, gout and ReA which are common in males.