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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 ... Dermatomyositis Erythema chronicum ... Scleroderma • Amyloidosis ... Hypersensitivity vasculitis ... #joint #pain #skin
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
rheumatic fever • Chronic ... ), RA, crystal disease ... , crystalline disease ... hepatitis, herpes • Chronic ... #rheumatology #
Chronic Diarrhea Differential Diagnosis
 • Inflammatory, Infectious: Recurrent C. diff, Giardiasis
 • Inflammatory, Non-infectious: IBD, Ischemia,
Chronic Diarrhea ... Giardiasis • Inflammatory ... overgrowth, Celiac disease ... , Scleroderma, Amyloidosis ... surgery - VA Joint
Classification of Vasculitis 
Vasculitis of large vessels 
 - Arteritis temporalis (giant-cell arteritis) 
 - Takayasu
Classification of Vasculitis ... Vasculitis of ... arteritis - Inflammatory ... syndrome induced by chronic ... Vessels #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Causes of Polyneuropathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Metabolic: DM, Hypothyroidism, CKD, Cirrhosis, Nutritional deficiency
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Organophosphates • Inflammatory ... Non-Infectious: GBS, Amyloidosis ... RA, Sjogren’s), Vasculitis ... Mitochondrial issues - VA Joint ... Algorithm #causes #neurology
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
Associated with Joint ... syndrome - SLE Neurologic ... , Vasculitis (e.g ... Heberden's nodes (DIP joints ... differential #diagnosis #rheumatology
VITAMINS Mnemonic for Acute / Subacute Peripheral Polyneuropathy

Vascular
Inflammatory: Amyloidosis, vasculitis (often more subacute/chronic)
Toxins: Nitrous oxide, chemo,
Polyneuropathy Vascular Inflammatory ... : Amyloidosis, vasculitis ... more subacute/chronic ... Subacute #Acute #Neurology
Etiologies of Peripheral Neuropathy
 • Metabolic / Nutritional: DiabetesB12 deficiency, Uremia/ESRD, Hypothyroidism
 • Medication-induced: ART, Antibiotics,
Syphilis, Lyme disease ... , Leprosy • Inflammatory ... Guillain-Barre, Vasculitis ... , Sarcoidosis, Amyloidosis ... diagnosis #causes #neurology
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Approach to Joint ... Rheumatologic Disease ... whippleii (Whipple's disease ... burgdorferi (Lyme disease ... Diagnosis #MSK #rheumatology
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
amyloid A (AA) → Chronic ... Inflammatory Conditions ... Bronchiectasis, Chronic ... the extent of disease ... wasting Bone/Joint