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Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
or nerve root Symptoms ... • Inflammatory arthritis ... to bacterial, fungal ... trauma (e.g., meniscal ... approach #workup #differential
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
infections (90%), Fungal ... Temporomandibular joint ... the following symptoms ... • Associated symptoms ... vision or black spots
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
muscle aches, joint ... Diagnosis: • Direct fungal ... Inhalation of spores ... Aspergillosis Pathophysiology ... Meningitis, septic arthritis