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Skin Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Rash
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection

Malar rash
	• SLE
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection
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Skin Conditions ... Plaques • Psoriasis ... arthritis • Psoriatic ... #joint #pain #skin ... differential #diagnosis #rheumatology
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
Molecular Mimicry” • Psoriatic ... arthritis - with the skin ... disorder psoriasis ... should have other symptoms
Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
Multi-system autoimmune disease characterized by vasculopathy and progressive fibrosis of skin and internal organs
3
LcSSc) - distal skin ... thickening Signs and Symptoms ... changes): skin ... Scleroderma #SSc #rheumatology ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms
Psoriatic Arthritis: Pathogenesis and Clinical findings

In tendons and connective tissues:
 • Enthesitis  - Pain/tenderness over
Psoriatic Arthritis ... are inflamed In skin ... : • Psoriatic ... plaques on skin, ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
workup for specific symptoms ... glucocorticoid treatment ... organ-specific signs or symptoms ... (eg, skin or esophageal ... Differential #diagnosis #hematology
SAPHO Syndrome Summary

What?
SAPHO syndrome is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder of bone, joint, and skin characterized
bone, joint, and skin ... pustulosis, pustular psoriasis ... , psoriasis vulgaris ... and lower jaw Treatment ... SAPHO #Syndrome #Rheumatology
Polycythemia Vera (PV) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnostic Criteria:
 • Elevated hemoglobin and/or hematocrit AND
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When present, symptoms ... • "Vasomotor" symptoms ... • Treatment is ... the reduction of symptoms ... #hematology
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
trigger - Direct skin ... and duration of symptoms ... 50% of patients Skin ... angioedema Other symptoms ... Urticaria #diagnosis #rheumatology
Von Willebrand Disease - Most common inherited bleeding disorder 
Clinical 
 • Easy bruising 
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bruising • Skin ... factor VIII) Treatment ... Disease #Diagnosis #Hematology
Symptoms Distinguishing Groups of Cutaneous Drug Reactions
IgE-mediated reactions:
 • Onset minutes to hours into treatment course
Symptoms Distinguishing ... to hours into treatment ... Raised off of the skin ... Onset days into treatment ... Blistering and/or skin