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Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
Associated with Joint ... Subacute bacterial endocarditis ... Cardiovascular system • Mitral ... - Bacterial endocarditis ... #pain #differential
Infectious Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Polyarticular Join Pain
 • Viral Myalgia
 • Viral Arthritis
Infectious Joint ... Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Polyarticular Join ... Infection • Endocarditis
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neoplasm:
• NHL
• Hodgkin's lymphoma
• Leukemia
• Solid
Origin (FUO) - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Giant cell arteritis ... • Infectious endocarditis ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Myositis and Myopathies
Polymyositis 
 • Progressive, symmetric muscle weakness 
 • Elevated CK, +Anti-Jo, +Anti-Mi2
Dermatomyositis
muscle weakness, rash ... , Fever, No muscle ... with temporal arteritis ... Detectable HIV viral ... Myopathies #myopathy #differential
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Differential Diagnosis ... • Rheumatic fever ... Viral Infections ... • Bacterial endocarditis ... Joint #pain #Differential
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Red Flags: • Fever ... Schonlein Purpura - Endocarditis ... #Differential #
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
weight loss, and fever ... permanent alopecia Differential ... : • Joint pain ... • Libman-Sacks endocarditis ... , Fever, Serositis
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Vasculitis - Differential ... vesicular eruption • Joints ... , mucositis • Rash ... Palpable purpura, joint ... urticaria, recent viral