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Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Differential Diagnosis ... peripheral vs axial (spine ... constitutional symptoms ... - Autoimmune Rheumatologic ... #pain #Differential
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
lesion Pott's Disease ... Reconstitution Inflammatory ... Syndrome (IRIS) ... Meningitis • Include: vasculitis ... Tuberculosis #diagnosis #differential
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
Pain Eyes ... - SLE Neurologic ... , Vasculitis (e.g ... #pain #differential ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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vesicular eruption - Joints ... : - Ocular inflammatory ... to exclude are infections ... Presentation - Systemic Symptoms ... #rheumatology #
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
• Melanoma Inflammatory ... Temporomandibular joint ... • Inflammatory ... the following symptoms ... • Associated symptoms
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Vasculitis - Differential ... • Progressive symptoms ... Palpable purpura, joint ... : Ocular inflammatory ... #Rheumatology
SAPHO Syndrome Summary

What?
SAPHO syndrome is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder of bone, joint, and skin characterized
Clinical Features ... and spine, & medium ... causes such as infectious ... osteoarticular and skin disease ... #Rheumatology #
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
(25-75%): Inflammatory ... skin injury) • Neurologic ... white matter, spinal ... ) Differential Diagnosis ... #rheumatology #
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
neurological lesion: Clinical ... Infections: - ... Inflammatory: ... Sarcoidosis, Behcet disease ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome
Dermatologic Manifestations of Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (GPA)

Skin involvement in granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) is common and
Rarely dominate the clinical ... surfaces of the joints ... burning sensation or pain ... reticularis Differential ... • Goodpasture syndrome