pathophys question!

[Cooper1186]

This may seem elementary, but can anyone educate me on the specific pathological process that causes arthralgia following a viral infection? For example, why and how do inflammatory mediators favor synovial fluids?

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[Priapism4tooLong]

This may seem elementary, but can anyone educate me on the specific pathological process that causes arthralgia following a viral infection? For example, why and how do inflammatory mediators favor synovial fluids?

Ok what happens is, the virus it attack the joint and the joint responds by going OUCHHHHHHHHHHH

 

[Modeselektor]

Synovial lining has no basement membrane

 

[SurgeDO]

synovial membrane is vascularized. the proteinaceous soup that comes with inflammation causes leaky vessels, causing increased joint pressure, causing arthralgia.