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Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
Bacterial or viral infection ... - Gout • Jaundice ... • Pulmonary ... #pain #differential ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Top 10 situations when to think about lupus
1) Inflammatory joint pain (especially in the wrists and
) Inflammatory joint ... the face (many differential ... #sle #clues #system ... #erythematosus ... #rheumatology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Skin Disease Classification ... permanent alopecia Differential ... fibromyalgia) • Infections ... pain • Swan neck ... #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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tract, and often causes ... to exclude are infections ... vasculitis, and SLE ... #diagnosis #rheumatology ... #classification
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
-> AML: Blast crises ... , fever, joint pain ... - infiltrates (anemia ... , thrombocytopenia ... #Oncology #Diagnosis
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
diseases, such as SLE ... ischemia • Skin: Erythematous ... tract, and often causes ... Palpable purpura, joint ... #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
status NTM Cause ... diarrhea, abdominal pain ... Bone Marrow - Anemia ... #differential # ... diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
papules, pustules, erythematous ... factor • May cause ... ), anemia, arthralgia ... #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary ... diagnosis #infectiousdiseases