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Arthropathy
Arthropathy
Other names	Joint disease
	Bone erosions from rheumatoid arthritis.
Specialty	Rheumatology

An arthropathy is a disease of a joint.^[2]

Types

Arthritis is a form of arthropathy that involves inflammation of one or more joints,^[3]^[4] while the term arthropathy may be used regardless of whether there is inflammation or not.

Joint diseases can be classified as follows:^{[citation needed]}

Arthritis

Infectious arthritis

Septic arthritis (infectious)
Tuberculosis arthritis
Reactive arthritis (indirectly)

Noninfectious arthritis

Seronegative spondyloarthropathy:

Rheumatoid arthritis:

Felty's syndrome

Osteoarthritis

Hemarthrosis (joint bleeding)
Synovitis is the medical term for inflammation of the synovial membrane.
Joint dislocation

With arthropathy in the name

Reactive arthropathy (M02-M03) is caused by an infection, but not a direct infection of the synovial space. (See also Reactive arthritis)
Enteropathic arthropathy (M07) is caused by colitis and related conditions.
Crystal arthropathy (also known as crystal arthritis) (M10-M11) involves the deposition of crystals in the joint.
- In gout, the crystal is uric acid.
- In pseudogout/chondrocalcinosis/calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease, the crystal is calcium pyrophosphate.
Diabetic arthropathy (M14.2, E10-E14) is caused by diabetes.
Neuropathic arthropathy (M14.6) is associated with a loss of sensation.

Spondylarthropathy is any form of arthropathy of the vertebral column.^[5]

Signs and symptoms

Joint pain is a common but non-specific sign of joint disease. Signs will depend on the specific disease, and may even then vary. Common signs may include:^{[citation needed]}