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Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
Pain Eyes ... Lyme disease, Vasculitis ... Scleroderma Thickened skin ... #pain #differential ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Skin Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Rash
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection

Malar rash
	• SLE
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection
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Associated with Joint ... gangrenosum • IBD • RA ... #dermatology #joint ... #pain #skin #rashes ... differential #diagnosis #rheumatology
Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
Sjögrens (15%) Skin ... Butterfly rash, Vasculitis ... of hip (rare), Arthritis ... lesions Abdominal pain ... erythematosus #signs
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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vesicular eruption - Joints ... purpura: strong sign ... , testes -> pain ... differential #diagnosis #rheumatology ... #classification
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
purpura: Strong sign ... vesicular eruption • Joints ... tract: Abdominal pain ... Palpable purpura, joint ... Differential #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Cryoglobulinemia Summary

Cryoglobulins:
 • Cryoglobulins are Igs in the serum that precipitate in vitro at temperatures below
activate the immune system ... - Purpura - Skin ... - 10% SLE or RA ... diagnosis #types #classification ... #rheumatology #
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
Behçet's Syndrome Systemic ... , small-vessel vasculitis ... Nonsurgical abdominal pain ... diagnosis #management #signs ... #symptoms #rheumatology
Sweet Syndrome

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome) is a skin condition characterized by fever and inflamed
inflammation of the joints ... Episcleritis Signs ... Inflammation and pain ... of the joints ( ... Leukocytoclastic vasculitis
Rheumatoid Arthritis - Signs and Symptoms
 • Ocular: Keratoconjunctivitis sicca, Episcleritis, Scleritis, Scleromalacia perforans
 • Pulmonary:
Complications of DMARDs • Skin ... Vascular: Rheumatoid vasculitis ... Musculoskeletal: Joint ... #RA #Signs #Symptoms ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
inflammatory vasculitis ... sx + signs/sx of ... claudication: pain ... required due to skip ... them, but urgent rheumatology