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Gout (Gouty Arthritis) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Eccentric soft-tissue densities surrounding the third proximal interphalangeal
) - MSK Radiology ... interphalangeal joint ... with joint-space ... Differential diagnosis ... #rheumatology
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

1) Chronicity
2) Inflammatory vs Non-Inflammatory
3) Number of Joints Involved

1) Chronicity:
Pain - Diagnostic ... reactive arthritis, gout ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #rheumatology # ... approach #workup #differential
Inflammatory Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Monoarticular
 • Gout (Podagra, Tophi)
 • Pseudogout
 • Early
Pain - Differential ... Monoarticular • Gout ... Sicca) Syndrome ... Inflammatory #JointPain #MSK ... #Differential #
Causes of Bone/Joint Pain in Sickle Cell Disease
Vaso-occlusive pain:
 • Mechanism: ischemic pain
 • Can present
Causes of Bone/Joint ... • XR, MRI to ... • Differentiate ... #Disease #differential ... diagnosis #causes #hematology
Skin Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Rash
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection

Malar rash
	• SLE
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection
	•
Associated with Joint ... Antiphospholipid-antibody syndrome ... #joint #pain #skin ... #rashes #differential ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
SAPHO Syndrome Summary

What?
SAPHO syndrome is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder of bone, joint, and skin characterized
lesions + Rheumatic pain ... thickening • Osteitis: pain ... diagnosis • Rule out ... - MRI: inflammation ... #Rheumatology #
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Differential Diagnosis ... - Autoimmune Rheumatologic ... #pain #Differential ... #Diagnosis #MSK ... #rheumatology #
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
Pain History ... : Is the pain from ... -60 minutes or longer ... #Pain #MSK #rheumatology ... approach #workup #differential
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
Pain Eyes ... Nodules • RA • Gout ... Tophi - Gout ... #pain #differential ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... Framework Bone/Joint ... Arthritis • Gout ... differential #diagnosis ... lower #extremity #msk