Polyarticular arthropathy can arise from a number of causes. The list includes
- osteoarthritis (OA)
- erosive osteoarthritis
- rheumatoid arthritis (RA)
- psoriatic arthritis
- reactive arthritis
- ankylosing spondylitis
- gout
- calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate deposition disease (CPPD)
- hemochromatosis
- ochronosis
- hemophilia
- acromegaly
- Jaccoud arthritis
- multicentric reticulohistiocytosis
- scleroderma
- systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
- multiple epiphyseal dysplasia