A large number of drugs may be associated with arthritis.
Possible mechanisms for the joint symptoms:
(1) drug-induced autoimmune disease (lupus, scleroderma, other)
(2) drug-induced gout
(3) serum sickness
(4) drug allergy
(5) hemarthrosis
(6) osteoporosis or osteomalacia
(7) myopathy
(8) aggravation or precipitation of a pre-existing rheumatic disease
(9) post-chemotherapy, including immune checkpoint inhibitors
(10) immunosuppression
(11) other
When evaluating a patient with new or worsening arthritis, it is recommended to review the medications that the patient is taking
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Specialty: Immunology/Rheumatology
