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Skin Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Rash
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection

Malar rash
	• SLE
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection
	•
Pain Rash ... Dermatomyositis Erythema chronicum ... #joint #pain #skin ... #rashes #differential ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Myositis and Myopathies
Polymyositis 
 • Progressive, symmetric muscle weakness 
 • Elevated CK, +Anti-Jo, +Anti-Mi2
Dermatomyositis
muscle weakness, rash ... Rheumatica • Pain ... Myopathies #myopathy #differential ... #diagnosis #comparison ... #rheumatology
Chronic Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Intra-Articular
 - Bone
     • Stress
Chronic Joint Pain ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Fibromyalgia • Myositis ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
Photosensitivity, Butterfly rash ... lesions Abdominal pain ... Glomerulonephritis Myositis ... signs #symptoms #diagnosis ... #rheumatology
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
Pain - Diagnostic ... = RA, SLE, psoriatic ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #rheumatology # ... approach #workup #differential
Causes of Bone/Joint Pain in Sickle Cell Disease
Vaso-occlusive pain:
 • Mechanism: ischemic pain
 • Can present
Causes of Bone/Joint ... • Mechanism: ischemic ... dz difficult to see ... #diagnosis #causes ... #hematology
Maculopapular - Diagnostic Algorithm
Pathophysiology:
- Catch-all term with a wide range of potential pathophysiologic mechanisms and causative
Maculopapular - Diagnostic ... sulfa-drug - Skin pain ... #Dermatology #Rash ... #Differential # ... Ddxof
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Differential Diagnosis ... arthritis • SLE ... #pain #Differential ... #Diagnosis #MSK ... #rheumatology #
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
Associated with Joint ... Pain Eyes ... polychondritis, GPA • Ischemic ... #pain #differential ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Top 10 situations when to think about lupus
1) Inflammatory joint pain (especially in the wrists and
) Inflammatory joint ... pain (especially ... and fingers, or pain ... everywhere) 2) A rash ... the face (many differential