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Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
arthritis - (Reiter’s syndrome ... arthritis - with the skin ... Lupus - with Systemic ... like “butterfly rash ... #arthropathy #arthropathies
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
SLE (Systemic Lupus ... 3rd Decade Skin ... Non-autoimmune rheumatologic ... Seizures • Strokes Skin ... : • Chronic B-cell
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Chronic Lymphocytic ... Hepatomegaly • Skin ... cells can indicate disease ... lymphoproliferative disorders ... Leukemia #diagnosis #workup
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
lupus cases, drug-dependent ... months to years) Systemic ... • Evolution: Chronic ... disease Dr. ... comparison #table #rheumatology
Sweet Syndrome

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome) is a skin condition characterized by fever and inflamed
disease. ... Rare Disorder: ... - Rash: multiple ... Causes: - Idiopathic ... - Lupus - Leukemia
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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Eosinophilia, asthma, chronic ... tract, and often causes ... mucositis - Rash ... lupus erythematosus ... differential #diagnosis #rheumatology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
formed or don’t work ... just beneath the skin ... by bleeding (petechiae ... Marrow Failure • Chronic ... Myeloproliferative Disease
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
CRP GCA (Giant Cell ... , mucositis • Rash ... Eosinophilia, asthma, chronic ... tract, and often causes ... Differential #Diagnosis #Rheumatology