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Seronegative Inflammatory Arthritis - Differential Diagnosis
 • Seronegative Rheumatoid Arthritis 
 • Infectious Arthritis: Viral, Bacterial,
Systemic Rheumatic Disease ... Sclerosis, Sjogren's Disease ... Sarcoidosis, Still's Disease ... Undifferentiated UCSD ... #Diagnosis #rheumatology
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
IBD, Whipple's disease ... • Whipple's disease ... - Whipple's disease ... Scleroderma Thickened skin ... differential #diagnosis #rheumatology
ANTI-MDA5 DERMATOMYOSITIS

Cutaneous manifestations:
• Periorbital heliotrope (blue-purple) rash with edema
• Erythematous rash on the face, or the
severity of the disease ... • Arthralgia/arthritis ... Mechanic's hands #AntiMDA5DM ... #AntiMDA5 #Dermatomyositis ... #rheumatology #
Skin Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Rash
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection

Malar rash
	• SLE
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection
	•
infection • Lyme disease ... migrans • Lyme disease ... • Gonococcal arthritis ... • Psoriatic arthritis ... differential #diagnosis #rheumatology
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
MCP and PIP Involvement, Spares DIP, Carpal Tunnel, Sicca Syndrome, Epi/Scleritis, Heart Disease, Rheumatoid
Rheumatoid Arthritis ... Scleritis, Heart Disease ... Nodules, Pulmonary Disease ... RA #diagnosis #rheumatology ... #signs #symptoms
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
response to local skin ... retinal damage) • Skin ... test (this is a skin ... diagnosis #management #signs ... #symptoms #rheumatology
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Adult-Onset Still's Disease ... Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis ... , Skin rash ± odynophagia ... autoinflammatory diseases ... management #treatment #rheumatology
Vasculitis Involving the Skin - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary: 50% Cutaneous Vasculitis: Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis
Secondary: CTD: SLE, RA
Involving the Skin ... : • Temporal arteritis ... • Takayasu's arteritis ... Vasculitis: • Behcet Disease ... #dermatology #rheumatology
Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
Multi-system autoimmune disease characterized by vasculopathy and progressive fibrosis of skin and internal organs
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Multi-system autoimmune disease ... thickening Signs ... interstitial lung disease ... Scleroderma #SSc #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #signs
Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
Sjögrens (15%) Skin ... of hip (rare), Arthritis ... pain (20%) Renal disease ... erythematosus #signs ... symptoms #diagnosis #rheumatology