
Symptoms, diagnosis and treatment - BMJ Best Practice
Oct 28, 2024 · Costochondritis is inflammation of ≥1 costal cartilages. It is a self-limiting condition that typically presents with insidious onset pain and tenderness around the second to the fifth …
Rickets - Symptoms, diagnosis and treatment | BMJ Best Practice US
May 13, 2025 · Rickets only occurs in growing children before fusion of the epiphyses, and typically affects the wrists, knees, and costochondral junctions. Rickets occurs primarily as a …
Septic arthritis - Symptoms, diagnosis and treatment - BMJ Best …
Nov 22, 2022 · Septic arthritis presents with a hot, swollen, acutely painful joint with restriction of movement. This presentation should be regarded as septic arthritis until proven otherwise, …
Dystonias - Symptoms, diagnosis and treatment | BMJ Best Practice
Jan 27, 2023 · Dystonia is a movement disorder characterised by sustained involuntary contractions of agonist and antagonist muscles, often leading to repetitive twisting movements …
Differential diagnosis of symptoms - BMJ Best Practice
Oct 3, 2025 · Splenomegaly generally denotes a palpably enlarged spleen. However, it may also refer to an enlarged spleen detected by an imaging test. It is not uncommon for a radiologist …
Overview of musculoskeletal pain - BMJ Best Practice
Feb 7, 2024 · This page compiles our content related to musculoskeletal pain. For further information on diagnosis and treatment, follow the links below to our full BMJ Best Practice …