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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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Sarcoidosis • GPA ... Sarcoidosis #dermatology ... #joint #pain #skin ... #rashes #differential ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Elevated Globulin - Protein Gap (Total Protein - Albumin > 4)

Work-up of an Elevated Globulin Gap:
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globulin gap (> ... gammopathy, and skin ... changes (POEMS syndrome ... gastric tumors • Hematology ... #diagnosis #hematology
Paraproteinemias

Entities That Can Feature A Monoclonal Protein/M Component:
• MM
• WM
• MGUS
• MGCS
• MGRS
• Splenic Marginal Zone
late-onset nemaline myopathy ... Scleromyxedema (CNS+GI+CVS+joints ... Paraproteinemias #Hematology ... #Monoclonal #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Oncology
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
Autoimmune Myositis ... ) • Anti-Mi2 (skin ... #Myositis #Myopathy ... #rheumatology # ... differential #diagnosis
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
permanent alopecia Differential ... Still disease, dermatomyositis ... Malignancy (e.g. hematologic ... vein thrombosis Hematologic ... #Rheumatology