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Causes of Diffuse Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Reactive:
 - Systemic Inflammatory
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• Systemic Lupus ... Sarcoidosis • Rheumatoid ... Arthritis ... Age > 50 • Chronic ... #Oncology
Skin Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Rash
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection

Malar rash
	• SLE
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection
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Associated with Joint Pain ... Dermatomyositis Erythema chronicum ... rheumaticum • Rheumatic ... lesions • Discoid lupus ... #differential #diagnosis
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
or nerve root Symptoms ... in persons with rheumatoid ... : • Acute or chronic ... e.g., meniscal tears ... #MSK #rheumatology
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
assay (IFA) is the main ... context of other symptoms ... Arthritis, Sjögren ... ANA #patterns #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #differential
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Diagnosis Framework ... constitutional symptoms ... Gonorrhea • Rheumatic ... #Diagnosis #MSK ... #rheumatology #
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
Overview: chronic, inflammatory symmetric polyarthritis involving small joints of hands/feet, knees, shoulders
Signs & Symptoms:
Rheumatoid Arthritis ... Summary Overview: chronic ... shoulders Signs & Symptoms ... inflammatory) • joint pain ... #Arthritis #diagnosis
Sweet Syndrome

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome) is a skin condition characterized by fever and inflamed
malaise) - Muscle pain ... Inflammation and pain ... - Neutrophilic rheumatoid ... ’s syndrome - Lupus ... #dermatology #oncology
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
Approach to Joint Pain ... - Diagnostic Framework ... bacterial), acute rheumatic ... spondyloarthropathies, lupus ... #Joint #Pain #MSK
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis ... , cough, chest pain ... Extrapulmonary: ankle arthritis ... skin (16-32%): lupus ... anterior/posterior MSK
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Differential Diagnosis ... ANCA-associated vasculitis, rheumatoid ... : • Joint pain ... : • Symptoms limited ... : • Chronic B-cell