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Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
Juvenile idiopathic arthritis ... Pitting - Psoriatic arthritis ... Facial palsy - Lyme ... multiplex - RA, SLE, Lyme ... #joint #pain #differential
Monoarthritis - Differential Diagnosis
Infection (Acute):
 - S. aureus (most common)
 - S. pneumonia
 - Salmonella (in
Monoarthritis - Differential ... Mycobacterial species - Lyme ... IBD, reactive arthritis ... , psoriatic arthritis ... Monoarthritis #Differential
Skin Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Rash
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection

Malar rash
	• SLE
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection
	•
infection • Lyme ... chronicum migrans • Lyme ... • Gonococcal arthritis ... • Psoriatic arthritis ... #skin #rashes #differential
Inflammatory Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Monoarticular
 • Gout (Podagra, Tophi)
 • Pseudogout
 • Early
Inflammatory Joint Pain - Differential ... Carditis) • Lyme ... • Rheumatoid Arthritis ... • Psoriatic Arthritis ... JointPain #MSK #Differential
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Differential Diagnosis ... Infectious (Gonococcal/Lyme ... Rheumatic fever • Lyme ... • Lyme arthritis ... Joint #pain #Differential
Infectious Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Polyarticular Join Pain
 • Viral Myalgia
 • Viral Arthritis
Infectious Joint Pain - Differential ... Myalgia • Viral Arthritis ... • Septic Arthritis ... tuberculosis • Lyme ... JointPain #MSK #Differential
Combination of Skin Findings and Arthritis in Pediatrics Patient - Differential Diagnosis
Malar rash: 
 • A
Skin Findings and Arthritis ... Pediatrics Patient - Differential ... Suggestive of Lyme ... #dermatology #arthritis ... #skin #differential
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
infections (gonorrhea, Lyme ... bacterial, gonococcal, Lyme ... ), reactive arthritis ... approach #workup #differential ... #diagnosis #arthritis
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neoplasm:
• NHL
• Hodgkin's lymphoma
• Leukemia
• Solid
Origin (FUO) - Differential ... • Giant cell arteritis ... Rheumatic fever • Lyme ... #FUO #Chronic #Differential
MIAMI Mnemonic for Differential Diagnosis of Lymphadenopathy
Malignancies
 - Kaposi sarcoma, leukemias, lymphomas, metastases, skin neoplasms
Infections
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MIAMI Mnemonic for Differential ... fungal, helminthic, Lyme ... Dermatomyositis, rheumatoid arthritis ... MIAMI #Mnemonic #Differential