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Skin Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Rash
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection

Malar rash
	• SLE
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection
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Associated with Joint Pain ... Vesicopustule on erythematous ... lesions • Discoid lupus ... erythematosus ... differential #diagnosis #rheumatology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
SLE (Systemic Lupus ... photosensitivity, inflammatory ... Non-autoimmune rheumatologic ... : • Joint pain ... #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
psoriasis (7-30%) • Inflammatory ... with Systemic Lupus ... Erythematosus ( ... SLE), should have ... Joint #Disorders #msk
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
assay (IFA) is the main ... erythematosus ( ... erythematosus ( ... Drug-Induced, Inflammatory ... ANA #patterns #rheumatology
Inflammatory Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Monoarticular
 • Gout (Podagra, Tophi)
 • Pseudogout
 • Early
Pain - Differential ... • Rheumatoid Arthritis ... • Systemic Lupus ... Erythematosus ... #JointPain #MSK
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
- Autoimmune Rheumatologic ... • SLE • Psoriatic ... Symmetrical: • RA • SLE ... #Diagnosis #MSK ... #rheumatology #
Aortitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Non-Infectious Aortitis:
 • Vasculitides: Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA), Takayasu's arteritis, Cogan's Syndrome,
Polyarteritis Nodosa (PAN ... (RA), Systemic lupus ... erythematosus ( ... SLE), Sarcoidosis ... Differential #Diagnosis #rheumatology
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 ... lesions Abdominal pain ... #erythematosus # ... symptoms #diagnosis #rheumatology
Top 10 situations when to think about lupus
1) Inflammatory joint pain (especially in the wrists and
1) Inflammatory ... joint pain (especially ... and fingers, or pain ... clues #system #erythematosus ... #rheumatology
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
erythematosus ... • Fever is the main ... erythematosus [ ... SLE], AOSD) • Infection ... #Rheumatology