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Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
meningitis), MCC CNS symptoms ... Behcet disease) Differential ... SLE, Reactive arthritis ... management #signs #symptoms ... #rheumatology #
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
or nerve root Symptoms ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #rheumatology # ... approach #workup ... #differential #
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
#Joint #Pain #MSK ... #rheumatology # ... approach #workup ... #differential # ... diagnosis #arthritis
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Differential Diagnosis ... constitutional symptoms ... Joint #pain #Differential ... #Diagnosis #MSK ... #rheumatology #
Rheumatoid Arthritis - Signs and Symptoms
 • Ocular: Keratoconjunctivitis sicca, Episcleritis, Scleritis, Scleromalacia perforans
 • Pulmonary:
Rheumatoid Arthritis ... - Signs and Symptoms ... nodules, Vascular lesions ... gastritis and peptic ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
Constitutional symptoms ... , Arthritis, myalgia ... • Immunologic Workup ... sle #comparison #table ... #rheumatology #
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
very remarkable w/differential ... required due to skip lesions ... them, but urgent rheumatology ... absence of visual symptoms ... Temporal #Signs #Symptoms
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Vasculitis - Differential ... Vasculitis Differential ... Presentation: Systemic Symptoms ... • Progressive symptoms ... #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
papulosquamous lesions ... permanent alopecia Differential ... Non-autoimmune rheumatologic ... Induced Lupus: • Symptoms ... Erythematosus #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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Vasculitides - Differential ... ischemic skin lesions ... Ocular inflammatory lesions-interstitial ... Presentation - Systemic Symptoms ... #diagnosis #rheumatology