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Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... thrombophlebitis Skin ... band syndrome • Shin ... Brittle nails - Skin ... skin • Inflammation
Differential diagnosis of Skin + Eye infections
 • Bacterial: Staph spp, Strep spp, Pseudomonas spp, Bartonella,
Differential diagnosis ... of Skin + Eye infections ... febrilepodcast] #skin ... #dermatology #InfectiousDiseases ... #Infections #Differential
Skin Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Rash
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection

Malar rash
	• SLE
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection
	•
Skin Conditions ... Scleroderma Thickened skin ... arthritis Discoid skin ... #skin #rashes # ... #rheumatology
Transplant Infections Timeline
Pre-transplant:
 • Common bacteria (endogenous): Staphylococci (skin), Gram-negative bacilli (gut)
 • Viruses: HSV (reactivation)
Engraftment:
Transplant Infections ... Staphylococci (skin ... Staphylococci (skin ... #Timeline #differential ... diagnosis #causes #infectiousdiseases
Causes of Culture Negative Abscess - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Consider prior antibiotics as a cause of a
Negative Abscess - Differential ... Toxoplasmosis, Entamoeba Skin ... Dracunculiasis - Non-Infectious ... Blastomycosis - Non-Infectious ... #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Dermatologic Manifestations of Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (GPA)

Skin involvement in granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) is common and
Polyangiitis (GPA) Skin ... vasculitis Skin ... also occur Skin ... 16%) • Painful skin ... and gangrene Skin
Soil Related Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Mechanism Of Infection:
 • Wound
 • GI: Ingestion, MUD, Contaminated
- Differential ... Inhalation • Skin ... papule on exposed skin ... possible fever, chest pain ... diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
- Arthritis Differential ... Mycobacterial • Fungal ... tuberculosis) • Fungi ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #MSK #
Waterborne Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Infections that can be acquired from fresh water, brackish water, sea
- Differential ... Blooms (HABs) Skin ... mandrillaris • Fungi ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
visceral organ or nerve ... Calcium oxalate Infectious ... to bacterial, fungal ... #MSK #rheumatology ... approach #workup #differential