Also on the above question, elevated sed rate, and speckled ANA. Doctors thought it was lupus but ruled that out. Severe pain is constant.
I have been to 2 rheumatologists that think I have an autoimmune disorder but do not know what kind but they do not think it is lupus

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My husband was recently in a auto accident at work. They did a CT Scan of his head and neck. The doctor said that the CT Scan found that he has arthritis in his neck. After receiving the report ourselves to take to another doctor it reads: “There is minimal early degenerative disc disease with osteophyte formation predominatly at C5-6. ” My husband never had a problem with his neck before the accident . Now he is in pain and it pops and crunches when he moves it. Are they the same thing? What treatments are there for it? He is going to see a Orthopaedic Specialist but not for another 3 weeks.

Since for the case of RA The inflammation often tends to occur equally on both sides of the body Is there any other disease with the same symptoms such as joint swelling, redness ,…. ?

It is in an early stage. She is on medication but she is not crippled yet. Plz help. Thank you.

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I have to do these two diagnosis for fundamentals and can not really see the difference between the two of them?
our clinical instructor wants two seperate reports and says that they are two different diagnosis, that they are slightly different I looked them up and came up with the same thing as well???? totally confusing