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Infectious Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Polyarticular Join Pain
 • Viral Myalgia
 • Viral Arthritis
Infectious Joint ... Pain - Differential ... Tenosynovitis) • Secondary ... Syphilis (Red/Copper ... Infectious #JointPain #MSK
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
- Differential Diagnosis ... of Lumbar Spine and ... inflammation is secondary ... #Disorders #msk ... #Differential #
Stages of Syphilis
Early Primary:
 • Painless chancre
 • Regional lymphadenopathy
Early Secondary:
 • Fever, malaise
 • Rash
lymphadenopathy Early Secondary ... include palms and ... Condyloma lata • Mucous ... aortic aneurysm, arteritis ... unknown - VA Joint
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
Lyme), reactive arthritis ... Charcot (DM2, syphilis ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... approach #workup #differential ... #diagnosis #arthritis
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Differential Diagnosis ... tuberculosis) • Fungi, secondary ... syphilis Chronic ... Joint #pain #Differential ... #Diagnosis #MSK
Great Mimickers - SHALLOTS Mnemonic

S- Syphilis - Neurosyphilis, aortitis, gummas... Granulomas can form anywhere! Skin, mucosa,
Mnemonic S- Syphilis ... Skin, mucosa, joints ... dyspnea, ulcers, arthritis ... also rashes, arthritis ... Mnemonic #Diagnosis #Differential
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
dyscrasias • Secondary ... osteomyelitis, Rheumatoid arthritis ... wasting Bone/Joint ... salivary glands, or rectal ... mucosa) • Congo