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Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
Scleritis - RA, Relapsing ... Boutonnière and swan-neck ... Rheumatic fever, Relapsing ... #differential #diagnosis ... #rheumatology
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
- Differential Diagnosis ... polyangiitis • Relapsing ... polychondritis - Relapsing ... vision or black spots ... TMJ • Head, neck
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Differential Diagnosis ... Non-autoimmune rheumatologic ... Joint pain • Swan neck ... Erythematosus #Diagnosis ... #Rheumatology
Relapsing Polychondritis

What is it?
Recurrent inflammation of the cartilage in the body (Autoimmune disorder)

Who?
• Most frequently: 40
Relapsing Polychondritis ... polychondritis usually spares ... /EGPA • RA Diagnosis ... Polychondritis #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #management
Clarkson’s Disease - Capillary leak syndrome
Epidemiology: Roughly 150 published cases, Median age 50 years, No sex
Capillary leak syndrome ... predominance, Relapsing-remitting ... , treatment of infections ... #diagnosis #management ... timeline #treatment #rheumatology
Pseudogout Summary - Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)

Pathophysiology:
Pyrophosphate produced by chondrocytes likely precipitates with calcium to
culture used to diagnose ... Crowned Dens Syndrome ... present with acute neck ... Deposition #Disease #Rheumatology ... #diagnosis #management