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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 ... Rash • Human ... infection Malar rash ... lesions • Discoid lupus ... #rashes #differential
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
Joint Disorders - Differential ... Erythematosus (SLE ... like “butterfly rash ... #Differential # ... monoarthritis #monoarticular
Top 10 situations when to think about lupus
1) Inflammatory joint pain (especially in the wrists and
Inflammatory joint pain ... and fingers, or pain ... everywhere) 2) A rash ... the face (many differential ... #diagnosis #sle
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
SLE (Systemic Lupus ... permanent alopecia Differential ... Malignancy (e.g. hematologic ... Arthritis: • Joint pain ... vein thrombosis Hematologic
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
- Arthritis Differential ... aureus • Gram-negative ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #MSK # ... rheumatology #Monoarticular
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
spondyloarthropathies, lupus ... Joints Involved: Monoarticular ... Chronic = RA, SLE ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... approach #workup #differential
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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Vasculitides - Differential ... inflammation Others: • Lupus ... mucositis - Rash ... such as systemic lupus ... vasculitis, and SLE