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Diagnosis
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Investigation into patients physical medical history
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Complete physical exam
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Bone scan to see if there have been changes in the bones
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A sympathetic nervous system test to check for any disturbance within the sympathetic nerve system
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X-rays to see if there has been mineral loss in the bones
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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is used to check all other aspects of the symptoms as this test can revel many things that other imaging tests miss
Differential Diagnosis:
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Arterial insufficiency
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Cellulitis
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Central pain syndrome
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Conversion disorder
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Malignancy
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Osteomyelitis
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Pain disorder
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Rheumatoid arthritis
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Septic arthritis
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Tenosynovitis
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Thromophlebitis
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Peripheral vascular disease
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Factitious disorder
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Breast cancer with involvement of lymph nodes
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