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Combination of Skin Findings and Arthritis in Pediatrics Patient - Differential Diagnosis
Malar rash: 
 • A
in Pediatrics Patient ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Malar ... Suggestive of: Rheum Fever ... #pediatrics
Inflammatory Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Monoarticular
 • Gout (Podagra, Tophi)
 • Pseudogout
 • Early
Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Rheumatic Fever ... • Systemic Lupus ... • Rheumatic Fever ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Skin Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Rash
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection

Malar rash
	• SLE
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection
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Joint Pain Rash ... • Rheumatic fever ... lesions • Discoid lupus ... #skin #rashes #differential ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Diagnosis
Manifestations:
 - Arthritis 69%
 - Malar rash 40%
 - Fever 36%
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: - Arthritis ... 69% - Malar rash ... 40% - Fever 36% ... (aPL) 30-45% Differential ... Diagnosis and Lupus
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Red Flags: • Fever ... Autoimmune Vasculitis (lupus ... deficiency Work ... Diagnosis #Algorithm
Top 10 situations when to think about lupus
1) Inflammatory joint pain (especially in the wrists and
everywhere) 2) A rash ... the face (many differential ... diagnoses, including ... 9) Unexplained fever ... including in children (pediatric
Myositis and Myopathies
Polymyositis 
 • Progressive, symmetric muscle weakness 
 • Elevated CK, +Anti-Jo, +Anti-Mi2
Dermatomyositis
muscle weakness, rash ... proximal joints, Fever ... with temporal arteritis ... Myopathies #myopathy #differential ... #diagnosis #comparison
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
weight loss, and fever ... permanent alopecia Differential ... Diagnosis: • ANCA-associated ... , Fever, Serositis ... Erythematosus #Diagnosis
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Kawasaki and Incomplete Kawasaki Disease:
Diagnosis
* Fever >5d
* Criteria (4/5)
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Algorithm for the ... * Fever >5d * ... , >1.5cm) - Rash ... #Peds #Pediatrics ... Disease #Criteria #Workup
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
acute rheumatic fever ... spondyloarthropathies, lupus ... rheumatology #approach #workup ... #differential # ... diagnosis #arthritis