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Chronic pain causes

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Overview

Overview

Causes

Causes

Cancer Pain

Headache

Low Back Pain

Musculoskeletal

Neuropathic

Pelvic/Abdominal

Psychiatric

Miscellaneous

Causes by Organ System

Causes by Organ System

Cardiovascular

Behcet’s disease, Budd-Chiari syndrome, Buerger’s disease, Cholesterol Emboli Syndrome, Cholesterol pericarditis, Chronic Stable Angina, Deep vein thrombosis, Dilated cardiomyopathy, Peripheral artery occlusive disease, Raynaud’s phenomenon, Varicose veins, Vasculitis,

Chemical / poisoning

Lead poisoning,

Dermatologic

Cellulitis, Pilonidal cyst, Plantar fasciitis, Pyoderma gangrenosum,

Drug Side Effect

Opioid-induced hyperalgesia,

Ear Nose Throat

Aphthous ulcer, Otitis media, Plummer-Vinson syndrome, Sinusitis,

Endocrine

Diabetic neuropathy, Hyperthyroidism, Hypothyroidism,

Environmental No underlying causes
Gastroenterologic

Alcoholic Hepatitis, Anal fistula, Ascending cholangitis, Autoimmune Hepatitis, Autoimmune pancreatitis, Barrett’s esophagus, Celiac disease, Cholangiocarcinoma, Cholangitis, Cirrhosis, Colorectal cancer, Crohn’s disease, Esophageal cancer, Fructose malabsorption, Functional bowel disorder, Fundic gland polyposis, Gallbladder cancer, Gallstone Disease, Gastroesophageal reflux disease, Hemorrhoids, Intestinal pseudoobstruction, Irritable bowel syndrome, Ischemic colitis, Peptic ulcer, Ulcerative colitis, Viral Hepatitis ,

Genetic

Cystic fibrosis, Familial dysautonomia, Hurler’s Syndrome,

Hematologic

Acute intermittent porphyria, Acute myeloid leukemia, Atheroembolic disease, Erythromelagia, Leukemia, Post-thrombotic syndrome, Sickle-cell disease,

Iatrogenic

Graft-versus-host disease,

Infectious Disease

Ascaris infection, Chlamydia infection, Dientamoebiasis, Poliomyelitis,

Musculoskeletal / Ortho

Achilles tendinitis, Ankylosing Spondylitis, Baker’s cyst, Carpal tunnel syndrome, Chondromalacia patellae, Degenerative disc disease, DeQuervain’s syndrome, Dermatomyositis, Exostosis, Frozen Shoulder, Gout, Juvenile idiopathic arthritis, Myofascial pain syndrome, Myotonic dystrophy, Osteoarthritis, Osteochondroma, Osteomalacia, Paget’s Disease, Pelvic myoneuropathy, Polymyalgia Rheumatica, Polymyositis, Reactive arthritis, Sciatica, Spinal disc herniation, Spinal Stenosis, Spondylolisthesis, Synovial osteochondromatosis, Temporomandibular Joint Syndrome, Tendinitis, Tennis elbow,

Neurologic

Alexithymia, Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Arachnoiditis, Cerebellar Infarction, Cervical radiculopathy, Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy, Guillain-Barre syndrome, Migraine, Multiple Sclerosis, Neurofibromatosis type I, Schwannomatosis, Syringomyelia,

Nutritional / Metabolic

Beriberi, Farber disease, Gaucher’s disease, Metabolic bone disease,

Obstetric/Gynecologic

Chronic pelvic pain, Endometrial cancer, Endometriosis, Pelvic inflammatory disease, Polycystic ovary syndrome,


Oncologic

Cancer Pain, Desmoplastic small round cell tumor, Multiple myeloma, Nasopharyngeal carcinoma, Lymphangiomatosis, Pancreatic cancer, Paraneoplastic syndrome, Sacrococcygeal teratoma,

Opthalmologic

Keratoconjunctivitis sicca, Tolosa-Hunt syndrome,

Overdose / Toxicity No underlying causes
Psychiatric

Conversion disorder, Psychogenic rheumatism,

Pulmonary

Acute Chest Syndrome, Caplan’s Syndrome, Chronic bronchitis, Lung abscess, Lung cancer, Malignant Mesothelioma,

Renal / Electrolyte

Gout, Hypophosphatemia, Interstitial nephritis, Pyelonephritis, Renal osteodystrophy,

Rheum / Immune / Allergy

Angioedema, Ankylosing Spondylitis, Churg-Strauss syndrome, Henoch-Schonlein purpura, Periodic fever syndrome, Reactive arthritis, Rheumatoid arthritis, Sarcoidosis, Sjogren’s Syndrome, Systemic lupus erythematosus,

Sexual Epididymitis,
Trauma

Chronic wound,

Urologic

Interstitial cystitis, Obstructive uropathy,

Miscellaneous Anxiety,

Benign fasciculation syndrome, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic functional abdominal pain, Cluster headache,

Causes by Alphabetical Order

Causes by Alphabetical Order

(In alphabetical order)


References

References


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