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Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
thrombophlebitis Skin ... band syndrome • Shin ... Brittle nails - Skin ... skin • Inflammation ... #extremity #msk
Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
Multi-system autoimmune disease characterized by vasculopathy and progressive fibrosis of skin and internal organs
3
progressive fibrosis of skin ... LcSSc) - distal skin ... DcSSc; diffuse) - skin ... changes): skin ... #diagnosis #signs
Skin Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Rash
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection

Malar rash
	• SLE
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection
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Skin Conditions ... Scleroderma Thickened skin ... arthritis Discoid skin ... #joint #pain #skin ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
trigger - Direct skin ... and duration of symptoms ... 50% of patients Skin ... 1% of patients Skin ... #rheumatology #
Cutaneous manifestations associated with myelodysplastic syndrome
 • Myeloid hemopathy with the most frequent skin lesions (20%)
most frequent skin ... appearing during the disease ... #diagnosis #dermatology ... #oncology #clinical ... #skin
Vasculitis Involving the Skin - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary: 50% Cutaneous Vasculitis: Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis
Secondary: CTD: SLE, RA
Involving the Skin ... Vasculitis Skin ... Vasculitis: • Behcet Disease ... Cutaneous #Vasculitis #skin ... #dermatology #rheumatology
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 ... Skin Biopsy
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
Joint Disorders - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... arthritis - with the skin ... should have other symptoms ... Joint #Disorders #msk
Differential Diagnosis and Evaluation of Hyponatremia:
1) Identification of onset (acute vs. chronic)
2) Presence of symptoms (HA,
Differential Diagnosis ... 2) Presence of symptoms ... status (edema, JVD, skin ... , liver, renal disease ... drug history #Diagnosis
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin ... fraction < 20% Differential ... Diaqnoses: • ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #rheumatology