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Viral arthritis - Treatment

Treatment:

Your doctor may prescribe pain medicines to relieve discomfort.

If joint inflammation is severe, aspiration of fluid from the affected joint may relieve pain.

Expectations (prognosis):

The outcome is usually good. Most viral arthritis disappears within several days to weeks when the underlying virus-related disease goes away.

Complications:

There are usually no complications.

Calling your health care provider:

Call for an appointment with your health care provider if arthritis symptoms persist continuously for longer than a few weeks.

  • Reviewed last on: 4/27/2007
  • Steve Lee, DO, Rheumatology Fellow, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, CA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.