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Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
Eyes • Iritis ... Lyme disease, Vasculitis ... Rheumatic fever • Aortic ... Diminished peripheral pulses ... #differential #diagnosis
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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- Differential Diagnosis ... tract, and often causes ... Arthralgias • Eye ... diminished, or tender pulses ... Eye -> retinopathy
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
is caused by a ... chest/abd/back pain ... Examine for: • Pulse ... ED goal is to reduce ... #Dissection #diagnosis
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Arthralgias • Eye ... < 30 years • Aorta ... claudication, pulse ... ): • Aorta and ... tract, and often causes
Differential Diagnosis for Vision Loss
Unilateral, Painful Vision Loss:
 • Corneal abrasion, Acute angle-closure glaucoma, Inflammation-iritis, uveitis,
Differential Diagnosis ... thrombosis, Temporal arteritis ... caustic exposure to eye ... caustic exposure to eye ... #causes #ophthalmology
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Diagnosis Framework ... • Fracture • Arthritis ... Limb ischemia • Aortic ... refill - Poor pulses ... #differential #diagnosis
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Extra-articular manifestations
Skin: 
 • Inflammation of skin (esp. over areas of stress) forms
Rheumatoid arthritis ... blood vessels (vasculitis ... pain, Sclera may ... inflammation tends to cause ... signs #symptoms #diagnosis
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
, small-vessel vasculitis ... : Inflammatory eye ... Genital ulcers • Eye ... inhibitors • Uveitis- Ophthalmology ... Nonsurgical abdominal pain
Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
Weight loss (50%) Eye ... Butterfly rash, Vasculitis ... of hip (rare), Arthritis ... Endocarditis, Aortic ... lesions Abdominal pain
Transient Monocular Vision loss - Differential Diagnosis
Ischemia	
 - Large artery disease (atherothrombosis, embolus, dissection).
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- Differential Diagnosis ... neuropathy, vasculitis ... changes in gaze/eye ... Ocular causes - ... #Ophthalmology