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Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
syndrome - SLE Neurologic ... Lyme disease, Vasculitis ... ENT • Oral ... conditions #joint #pain ... #differential #diagnosis
Highlighted Conditions With Arteritis or Periarteritis of the Coronaries
Takayasu's arteritis:
 - Onset < 40 yrs
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yrs - Cranial symptoms ... multiplex ANCA vasculitis ... Leukocytoclastic vasculitis ... Behcet's disease: - Oral ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
- Differential Diagnosis ... the following symptoms ... gland tumor Clues ... • Associated symptoms ... #differential #diagnosis
Rheumatoid Arthritis - 2020 ACR-EULAR Classification
≥ 6 of 10 points = definite RA
Joint Involvement:
Rheumatoid Arthritis ... joint) - 5 points Serology ... CRP and normal ... points Duration of symptoms ... #diagnosis #EULAR
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... tract, and often causes ... - Recurrent oral ... Presentation - Systemic Symptoms ... retinopathy Lab
Aortitis - Diagnosis and Workup
Clinical History:
 - Fever, weight loss, deterioration of general health
 - Aortic
Aortitis - Diagnosis ... health - Aortic valve ... regurgitation - Pain ... hypertension) - Symptoms ... depending on the cause
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
, small-vessel vasculitis ... skin injury) • Neurologic ... meningitis), MCC CNS symptoms ... Nonsurgical abdominal pain ... management #signs #symptoms
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Presentation: Systemic Symptoms ... affects the skin, neurologic ... • Progressive symptoms ... tract, and often causes ... involvement, abdominal pain
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
with systemic, neurologic ... or sed rate): Value ... = vasculitis vs ... 50 in GCA, but normal ... values increase
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Differential Diagnosis ... : • Joint pain ... Cytopenias • Cardiac valve ... Induced Lupus: • Symptoms ... Erythematosus #Diagnosis