Shoulder Swelling
January 1st, 2017
Overview
Look For
- Generalised swelling over one or both shoulders. May be associated with redness, tenderness or warmth.
Causes of Shoulder Swelling
- Trauma - fracture, patellar dislocation, muscle sprain or rupture, compartment syndrome
- Bursitis - commonly subacromial
- Arthritis - osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, septic arthritis, gout, pseudogout, reactive arthritis, psoriatic arthritis
- Skin / soft tissue infection - cellulitis, abscess
- Vascular - acute ischaemia, DVT, superficial thrombophlebitis
- Systemic - heart failure, cirrhosis, nephrotic syndrome, malnutrition
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