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Gout (Gouty Arthritis) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Eccentric soft-tissue densities surrounding the third proximal interphalangeal
Gout (Gouty Arthritis ... • Gouty tophus ... mass and NO prior signs ... #Gouty #Arthritis ... #rheumatology
Inflammatory Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Monoarticular
 • Gout (Podagra, Tophi)
 • Pseudogout
 • Early
Monoarticular • Gout ... -4 joints) • Gout ... red Macules) POLYARTICULAR ... Sicca) Syndrome ... Inflammatory #JointPain #MSK
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
Crystalline - Gout ... - (Reiter’s syndrome ... • Psoriatic arthritis ... Joint #Disorders #msk ... monoarticular #polyarticular
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
sex • Metabolic syndrome ... frequent attacks • Arthritis ... become persistent, polyarticular ... Intracellular (leukocyte ... management #treatment #rheumatology
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
noninflammatory Signs ... morning • Effusion leukocyte ... Crystal induced (Gout ... fever • Lyme • Gout ... Differential #Diagnosis #MSK
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
CPPD vs Gout ... Conditions for Gout ... • Metabolic syndrome ... Intracellular (leukocyte ... #Comparison #rheumatology
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
, gout or pseudogout ... Spondyloarthropathies, gout ... Polyarticular (5 ... Parallel, yellow = gout ... #rheumatology #
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
purpura: Strong sign ... oligoclonal bands • MRI ... purpura, joint & gut ... vasculitis • Cogan syndrome ... Differential #Diagnosis #Rheumatology