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Infectious Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Polyarticular Join Pain
 • Viral Myalgia
 • Viral Arthritis
Infectious Joint Pain ... • Secondary Syphilis ... Papules & Mucosal Lesions ... Articular - Acute ... Infectious #JointPain #MSK
The Stages of Syphilis 

Primary Syphilis 
- The chancre lesion is the hallmark of primary syphilis.
manifestations including acute ... have positive serology ... a syndrome of pain ... Latent #Tertiary #Diagnosis ... of Infectious Diseases
Syphilis - Clinical Manifestations and Treatment

1) Primary Syphilis
 • Direct lesion contact during sex is responsible
• Direct lesion ... Genitalia, oropharynx, rectum ... acute renal failure ... ulcerated • MSK ... #stages #diagnosis
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
result in permanent neurologic ... ., poliovirus, syphilis ... rectal sphincter ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Loss of pain and ... clumsiness in hands ... Complete hemicord lesion ... rectal reflex. ... signs #symptoms #msk
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
skin injury) • Neurologic ... Disease: Lesions ... ) Differential Diagnosis ... • Nonsurgical abdominal ... pain: Glucocorticoids
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Arthritis Differential Diagnosis ... /Bacteria • Syphilis ... Fungi, secondary syphilis ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #MSK #rheumatology
Pustular Skin Lesions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What are pustules?
• Pustules < 5-10 mm + pus
• Material
Pustular Skin Lesions ... - Differential Diagnosis ... with rheumatic pain ... Acute generalized ... Secondary syphilis
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
Approach to Joint Pain ... - Diagnostic Framework ... ), RA, crystal disease ... Charcot (DM2, syphilis ... #Joint #Pain #MSK
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
neurodegenerative disease ... demyelinating lesions ... Sensitivity to pain ... imaging [MRI] T2 lesions ... symptoms) • Acute