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Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
neuritis - Giant cell arteritis ... Neurologic system ... , Gonococcal arthritis ... #differential #diagnosis ... #rheumatology
Temporal (Giant cell) Arteritis 
Risk Factors:
 • Age (almost never occurs before age 50) 
Clinical:
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Temporal (Giant ... cell) Arteritis ... Constitutional symptoms ... #GiantCell #Arteritis ... #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Clinical Disease Characteristics and Suggested Algorithm for Diagnostic Evaluation of Patients With Symptoms of Polymyalgia Rheumatica

#Diagnosis
Algorithm for Diagnostic ... Patients With Symptoms ... #Rheumatology # ... Rheumatica #GiantCell #Temporal ... #Arteritis
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
MCP and PIP Involvement, Spares DIP, Carpal Tunnel, Sicca Syndrome, Epi/Scleritis, Heart Disease, Rheumatoid
Rheumatoid Arthritis ... #Rheumatoid #Arthritis ... #RA #diagnosis ... #rheumatology #signs ... #symptoms
Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (AION) - Recognition of giant cell arteritis (GCA)

1) Is visual loss caused
of giant cell arteritis ... thrombosis of short ... ESR and/or CRP Temporal ... GiantCellArteritis #GCA #Rheumatology ... Ophthalmology #Diagnosis
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE): Musculoskeletal Manifestations

 • Immune Complex Deposition
    - Arthralgia, Arthritis
Erythematosus (SLE ... - Arthralgia, Arthritis ... Esp. humeral and femoral ... pathophysiology #signs #symptoms ... #diagnosis
Vasculitis Involving the Skin - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary: 50% Cutaneous Vasculitis: Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis
Secondary: CTD: SLE, RA
Secondary: CTD: SLE ... Vasculitis: • Temporal ... arteritis • Takayasu's ... arteritis Variable ... #dermatology #rheumatology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
myocarditis, coronary arteritis ... , Reactive arthritis ... Ocular melanoma • Arthritis ... Arthritis, AS Treatment ... Recurrent and chronic arthritis-Azathioprine
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Giant cell arteritis ... ) Giant cell arteritis ... Arteritis: Often ... arteritis: jaw ... #GiantCell #arteritis
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Typical Signs/Symptoms
Alopecia, Fever, Malar rash, Photosensitivity, Adenopathies, Lupus pneumonia, Pleurisy, Pancreatitis,
Erythematosus (SLE ... Typical Signs/Symptoms ... , Arthralgia / arthritis ... #Signs #Symptoms ... #diagnosis #rheumatology