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Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
Associated with Joint ... Heberden's nodes (DIP joints ... Bouchard's nodes (PIP joints ... #differential #diagnosis ... #rheumatology
Skin Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Rash
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection

Malar rash
	• SLE
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection
	•
Associated with Joint ... Antiphospholipid-antibody syndrome ... lesions • Discoid lupus ... #differential #diagnosis ... #rheumatology
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
- Differential Diagnosis ... - (Reiter’s syndrome ... with Systemic Lupus ... Erythematosus (SLE ... #Differential #Diagnosis
ANA Patterns and Associated Rheumatic Diseases:
 • Homogeneous: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), Mixed connective tissue disease
erythematosus (SLE ... Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis ... ), Sjogren's Syndrome ... ANA #patterns #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #differential
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
Pain - Diagnostic ... spondyloarthropathies, lupus ... Chronic = RA, SLE ... #rheumatology # ... #differential #diagnosis
Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
(SLE) General: ... of hip (rare), Arthritis ... Demyelinating syndromes ... signs #symptoms #diagnosis ... #rheumatology
I’M DAMN SHARP - Lupus Diagnosis Mnemonic
I  	 Immunoglobulins (Anti-dsDNA, Anti-Sm, Anti-phospholipid)
M 	 Malar Rash
D
M DAMN SHARP - Lupus ... Diagnosis Mnemonic ... cytopenias) A Arthritis ... #IMDAMNSHARP #sle ... erythematosus #rheumatology
Aortitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Non-Infectious Aortitis:
 • Vasculitides: Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA), Takayasu's arteritis, Cogan's Syndrome,
- Differential Diagnosis ... , Cogan's Syndrome ... (RA), Systemic lupus ... erythematosus (SLE ... #rheumatology
Inflammatory Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Monoarticular
 • Gout (Podagra, Tophi)
 • Pseudogout
 • Early
Inflammatory Joint ... - Differential Diagnosis ... • Systemic Lupus ... Sicca) Syndrome ... #Differential #Diagnosis
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
SLE (Systemic Lupus ... Differential Diagnosis ... Joint pain • Swan ... arthropathy • 90% joints ... #Rheumatology