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Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
Associated with Joint ... Lyme disease, Vasculitis ... Boutonnière and swan-neck ... Rheumatic fever • Aortic ... #pain #differential
Physical Exam - Corrigan's Pulse

While the patient was sitting upright, the right carotid artery was visibly
pulsatile, with systolic ... chronic severe aortic ... stroke volume and ... Corrigans #Pulse #PhysicalExam ... #Video #Neck #AorticRegurgitation
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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- Differential ... vesicular eruption - Joints ... < 30 years - Aorta ... Palpable purpura: strong ... sign of cutaneous
Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
Butterfly rash, Vasculitis ... of hip (rare), Arthritis ... in small joints ... Endocarditis, Aortic ... erythematosus #signs
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Vasculitis - Differential ... sign of cutaneous ... < 30 years • Aorta ... ): • Aorta and ... Palpable purpura, joint
Takayasu’s Arteritis: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

 - Fatigue, weight loss, low grade fever, arthralgias
 - Incr
Takayasu’s Arteritis ... , CRP, WBC - Aortic ... Convulsions, TIA/Stroke ... #Vasculitis #Diagnosis ... #Signs #Symptoms
Sweet Syndrome

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome) is a skin condition characterized by fever and inflamed
trunk, face or neck ... Episcleritis Signs ... and pain of the joints ... legs, face or neck ... Leukocytoclastic vasculitis
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
inflammatory vasculitis ... those coming off aorta ... sx + signs/sx of ... very remarkable w/differential ... diagnosis = vasculitis
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
permanent alopecia Differential ... : • Joint pain ... • Swan neck/Ulnar ... arthropathy • 90% joints ... • Seizures • Strokes
Evaluation of Recurrent Falls

Core Concept:
Maintaining an upright posture requires the integrated function of multiple systems.
Disruption in
function of multiple systems ... Auditory/Vestibular System ... positive Romberg sign ... - Rheumatoid arthritis ... Falls #Diagnosis #Differential