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Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... syndromeArthritis ... thrombophlebitis Skin ... • Shin splints ... Brittle nails - Skin
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 ... Discoid skin ... #skin #rashes # ... differential #diagnosis
Hypothyroidism – symptoms and signs.

Symptoms: 
Tiredness/malaise, 
Weight gain,
Anorexia,
Cold intolerance, 
Poor memory,
Change in appearance, 
Depression, 
Poor libido,
and signs. ... malaise, Weight gain ... , Dry coarse skin ... Carpal timel syndrome ... Goitre), Dry skin
Primary Sjogren’s Syndrome: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
• Primary Sjögren's is a solitary process whereas secondary Sjögren's
like rheumatoid arthritis ... / Symptoms: - ... Xeroderma (Dry skin ... #Pathophysiology ... #Symptoms
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
Associated with Joint Pain ... Vasculitis (e.g., PAN ... Scleroderma Thickened skin ... conditions #joint #pain ... #differential #
Psoriatic Arthritis: Pathogenesis and Clinical findings

In tendons and connective tissues:
 • Enthesitis  - Pain/tenderness over
Enthesitis - Pain ... are inflamed In skin ... Psoriatic plaques on skin ... #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms
Giant Cell (Temporal) Arteritis: Pathogenesis and investigations
Risk Factors:
 - Unclear environmental triggers (may be viral, not
Cell (Temporal) Arteritis ... yrs old; F>M Signs ... /Symptoms: - Fever ... - Vasculitic skin ... #Pathophysiology
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 ... Behcet disease) Differential ... Nonsurgical abdominal pain
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 ... lesions Abdominal pain ... erythematosus #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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Femoral Cutaneous Nerve ... purely sensory nerve ... MeralgiaParesthetica #MSK #pathophysiology ... #differential # ... diagnosis #signs