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Infectious Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Polyarticular Join Pain
 • Viral Myalgia
 • Viral Arthritis
Infectious Joint ... Pain - Differential ... Polyarticular Join ... Pain • Viral ... • Necrotizing Fasciitis
Skin Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Rash
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection

Malar rash
	• SLE
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection
	•
Associated with Joint ... Pain Rash ... • Eosinophilic fasciitis ... #joint #pain #skin ... #rashes #differential
Necrotizing Fasciitis: Note the extensive edema, erythema, bullae formation, and necrosis in this patient's thigh. At
Necrotizing Fasciitis ... failure) with severe pain ... at the site of infection ... Images #Clinical #Photo ... #Dermatology #SkinRash
Necrotizing Fasciitis: African-American patient with diabetes that predisposed him to rapidly 
progressive infection. Lower extremity is
Necrotizing Fasciitis ... of illness and pain ... Images #Clinical #Photo ... #Dermatology #Leg ... #SkinRash #Necrotizing
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
Pain - Diagnostic ... ), RA, crystal disease ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #rheumatology # ... approach #workup #differential
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
Disease: • Pain ... Calcium oxalate Infectious ... Acute or chronic infections ... #Pain #MSK #rheumatology ... approach #workup #differential
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... Legg-Calve-Perthes disease ... : • Infection: ... Abscess, Necrotizing fasciitis ... - HIV - Lyme disease
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Differential Diagnosis ... Rheumatologic Disease ... burgdorferi (Lyme disease ... #pain #Differential ... Diagnosis #MSK #rheumatology
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
Pain Eyes ... Bacterial or viral infection ... • Eosinophilic fasciitis ... Cardiomyopathies - Viral infection ... #pain #differential
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
) - Differential ... Temporomandibular joint ... Pharyngitis • Pharyngeal ... Gastrointestinal disease ... disease processes