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Differential Diagnosis of Acute Arthritis

Crystal-induced arthritis: Calcium oxalate, gout, cholesterol, pseudogout, hydroxyapatite crystals

Infectious arthritis: Bacteria, fungi,
hydroxyapatite crystals Infectious ... erythematosus,* Still disease ... inflammatory bowel disease–related ... hyperlipoproteinemia,* meniscal ... tear Systemic infection
Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
	- DDX:
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- DDX: - Infection ... - Systemic disease ... to the knee Infectious ... Post-Infectious ... Ligamentous injuries - Meniscal
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
Symptoms of Joint Disease ... categories of joint disease ... Calcium oxalate Infectious ... Acute or chronic infections ... trauma (e.g., meniscal
Seronegative Inflammatory Arthritis - Differential Diagnosis
 • Seronegative Rheumatoid Arthritis 
 • Infectious Arthritis: Viral, Bacterial,
Infectious ... Arthritis: Viral ... Systemic Rheumatic Disease ... Sclerosis, Sjogren's Disease ... Sarcoidosis, Still's Disease
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
IBD, Whipple's disease ... Bacterial or viral infection ... • Still's disease ... • Whipple's disease ... Cardiomyopathies - Viral infection
Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
- Leaflet: • Infection ... , Crohn Disease ... Inflammatory: Infectious ... , IgG4 Disease, ... Cogan's Disease
Eosinophils (Eos) and hypereosinophilia (HE)
Caused by eosinophilopoietic cytokines
Common causes:
 - Drug reaction
 - Helminth infection
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reaction - Helminth infection ... reaction - Atopic disease ... aspergillosis - Viral infections ... EGPA, rheumatoid arthritis ... , IgG4-related disease
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis
 • Infection: Extrapulmonary tuberculosis, Abscess, Endocarditis,
Diagnosis • Infection ... carcinoma • Non-infectious ... Lupus, Rheumatoid arthritis ... Vasculitis (Temporal arteritis ... , Kikuchi disease
Approach to urethritis and cervicitis

By Dr. Elise Merchant @EAMerchant via Febrile [febrilepodcast.com]

#ID  #Infectious Diseases
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Infectious Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Polyarticular Join Pain
 • Viral Myalgia
 • Viral Arthritis
Infectious Joint ... Myalgia • Viral Arthritis ... Lesions) • Fifth Disease ... • Septic Arthritis ... tuberculosis • Lyme Disease