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Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Differential Diagnosis ... constitutional symptoms ... • Fungal ... #rheumatology # ... Polyarticular #Oligoarticular
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
MAC pulmonary disease ... Hematologic malignancy ... Disease: Clinical ... • Clinical (Symptoms ... Imaging, high res CT
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
SLE (Systemic Lupus ... fibromyalgia) • Infections ... pain • Swan neck ... : • Symptoms limited ... #Rheumatology
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
symptomsRheumatologic ... muscle aches, joint ... pain, chest pain ... yeast • At risk: AIDS ... #Diagnosis #Management