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HUMAN PHENOTYPE - ANNOTATIONS

The Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO) is downloaded weekly from http://compbio.charite.de/hudson/job/hpo/lastStableBuild/artifact/ontology/release/hp.obo. The file downloaded is considered the "last stable build" available for the ontology. For more about the HPO, view their website at http://www.human-phenotype-ontology.org/.

Term:Symmetric polyarthritis
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Accession:HP:0040311 term browser browse the term
Definition:Polyarthritis refers to a joint disease that involves at least five joints. One or more signs of inflammation, including pain, movement restriction, swelling, warmth, and redness, are seen in the joints involved. Polyarthritis is defined as symmetric if at least half of the joints involved are affected in a symmetric (i.e., both right and the left) fashion.
Comment:In the event that pain is the only symptom, it is difficult to differentiate polyarthritis from the causes of polyarticular joint pain, such as fibromyalgia or osteoarthritis.



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  Human phenotype 0
    Phenotypic abnormality 0
      Abnormality of the musculoskeletal system 0
        Abnormality of the skeletal system 0
          Abnormal skeletal morphology 0
            Abnormal joint morphology 0
              Arthritis 0
                Symmetric polyarthritis 0
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