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Aortitis - Diagnosis and Workup
Clinical History:
 - Fever, weight loss, deterioration of general health
 - Aortic
depending on the cause ... Infections: Syphilis, Mycobacterium ... Fungal (rare) Inflammatory ... Diagnosis #Workup #Differential ... #Causes
Inflammatory Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Monoarticular
 • Gout (Podagra, Tophi)
 • Pseudogout
 • Early
Pain - Differential ... • Rheumatoid Arthritis ... #JointPain #MSK ... #Differential # ... #Orthopedics #Causes
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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Causes of Knee Effusions ... - Differential ... bacilli (19%) - Mycobacterium ... - Inflammatory ... diagnosis #msk #
Erythroderma - Diagnostic Algorithm. Pathophysiology: 1) Extensive cutaneous capillary dilation, results in widespread exfoliation of the
the epidermis 2) Inflammatory ... Causes: 1) Exfoliative ... #Diagnosis #Dermatology ... Nikolsky #Algorithm #Differential ... #Ddxof
Causes of Diffuse Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Reactive:
 - Systemic Inflammatory
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Causes of Diffuse ... : - Systemic Inflammatory ... • Rheumatoid Arthritis ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Hematology #Oncology
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Differential Diagnosis ... weeks) Can Be Caused ... Lyme disease) • Mycobacterium ... Joint #pain #Differential ... #Diagnosis #MSK
Causes of Myocarditis
Infectious Etiologies:
 • Viral agents: Adenoviruses, Enteroviruses (coxsackievirus), Herpesviruses (human herpesvirus 6, Epstein—Barr virus),
Causes of Myocarditis ... Borrelia species, Mycobacterium ... Diabetes mellitus, Inflammatory ... erythematosus, Takayasu arteritis ... #Myocarditis #differential
Gout (Gouty Arthritis) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Eccentric soft-tissue densities surrounding the third proximal interphalangeal
Gout (Gouty Arthritis ... ) - MSK Radiology ... Differential diagnosis ... : • Inflammatory ... Arthritides (RA
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
Lyme), reactive arthritis ... Like in this case ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... approach #workup #differential ... #diagnosis #arthritis
Haglund Syndrome - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • The Haglund Deformity (enlarged superior margin calcaneal posterior process)
Haglund Syndrome - MSK ... Case description ... Differential diagnosis ... : • Inflammatory ... Arthritis: Often