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Infectious Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Polyarticular Join Pain
 • Viral Myalgia
 • Viral Arthritis
Pain - Differential ... Disseminated Gonoccocal Infection ... Infection • Endocarditis ... #JointPain #MSK ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
	- DDX:
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- Differential ... Fever/Chills/Joint pain ... - DDX: - Infection ... Brucellosis - Viruses: HIV ... diagnosis #msk #
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
: infections (cutaneous ... mycobacterial infection ... Parvovirus B19 infection ... and include: infections ... #diagnosis #dermatology
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

Immune-mediated conditions affecting the Brain, Eye, and Ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in
pachymeningitis • HIV ... • Enteroviral infections ... • Herpes virus infections ... sensorineural hearing ... noninflammatory #differential
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
about bacterial infections ... about indolent infections ... with bacterial infection ... prosthetic joint infection ... #Joint #Pain #MSK
Capnocytophaga Canimorsus Skin Rash

40 M presents w/ N, V, severe epigastric pain. SHx: smoker, drinks 18
severe epigastric pain ... When considering infections ... C. canimorsus infection ... Capnocytophaga infection ... #clinical #photo
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Caused By: - ... Chronic Infection ... joints Viral Infections ... Rubella Bacterial Infection ... Diagnosis #MSK #
Sweet Syndrome

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome) is a skin condition characterized by fever and inflamed
Causes: - Idiopathic ... Upper respiratory infection ... gastrointestinal infection ... Treatment: - Systemic corticosteroids ... #dermatology #oncology
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
: Fever, flank pain ... Infection - Infection ... infections with ... Extremely rare - HIV ... #Transfusion #diagnosis
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Direct microbial infection ... or without back pain ... causes need to ... disorders • Infections ... simplex virus, HIV