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Causes of Bone/Joint Pain in Sickle Cell Disease
Vaso-occlusive pain:
 • Mechanism: ischemic pain
 • Can present
Causes of Bone/Joint ... common sites: hip ... • Differentiate ... #diagnosis #causes ... #hematology
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
• Ligament • Bone ... e.g., congenital hip ... the subchondral bone ... #Pain #MSK #rheumatology ... approach #workup #differential
Bone Deformity / Limp - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Infection
 • Septic Arthritis
 • Cortical Hypertrophy
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Bone Deformity / ... Limp - Differential ... JointHip Dysplasia ... Deformity #Limp #MSK ... #Differential #
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Pain - Arthritis Differential ... weeks) Can Be Caused ... #pain #Differential ... #Diagnosis #MSK ... #rheumatology #
Focal Periphyseal Edema (FOPE lesion) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Arrows identifying the characteristic edema-like signal
FOPE lesion) - MSK ... Some studies point ... repeated follow-up ... (save $$) Differential ... • Bone contusion
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Polycythemia - Differential ... an underlying cause ... check at least one ... about secondary causes ... #Polycythemia #Differential
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
of shoulder and hip ... tract, and often causes ... Palpable purpura, joint ... inflammatory lesions - interstitial ... #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential ... RP-ILD), dermato-rheumatologic ... Syndrome: Fever, joint ... statins - probably caused ... #differential #