Limb pain (extremity pain; ICD-10-GM M60-M79 Soft tissue diseases; M70-M79 Other soft tissue diseases; M79.- Other soft tissue diseases, not elsewhere classified; M79.6- Pain in extremities) is a collective term for pain that occurs as muscle, joint, and/or bone pain in the extremities.
Limb pain is a nonspecific symptom or leading symptom that indicates the presence of a disease, but does not allow conclusions about cause or location.
Limb pain is divided into acute and chronic limb pain.
The cause of limb pain is often bacterial or viral infections.
Limb pain can be a symptom of many diseases (see under “Differential diagnoses”).
Course and prognosis: Limb pain is usually one symptom among other non-specific symptoms such as fever, fatigue and headache. The visit to the doctor is usually not dispensable, unless it is a harmless cold or a harmless sports injury. Only in the further course specific symptoms appear, which allow an indication of a diagnosis. If necessary, laboratory and medical device diagnostics are required as part of the further clarification. The prognosis depends on the causative disease.
