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Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
Extra-articular and ... Associated with Joint ... Pain Eyes ... #pain #differential ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Skin Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Rash
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection

Malar rash
	• SLE
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection
	•
Associated with Joint ... Antiphospholipid-antibody syndrome ... #joint #pain #skin ... #differential #diagnosis ... #rheumatology
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

1) Chronicity
2) Inflammatory vs Non-Inflammatory
3) Number of Joints Involved

1) Chronicity:
Pain - Diagnostic ... Chronic = RA, SLE ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #rheumatology # ... #differential #diagnosis
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Pain - Arthritis ... noninflammatory Signs ... Joint #pain #Differential ... #Diagnosis #MSK ... #rheumatology #
Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
of hip (rare), Arthritis ... lesions Abdominal pain ... erythematosus #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis ... #rheumatology
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
Pain History ... : Is the pain from ... Disease: • Pain ... #Pain #MSK #rheumatology ... #differential #diagnosis
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
- Differential Diagnosis ... of Lumbar Spine and ... ’s syndrome) Aseptic ... Erythematosus (SLE ... #Disorders #msk
SAPHO Syndrome Summary

What?
SAPHO syndrome is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder of bone, joint, and skin characterized
lesions + Rheumatic pain ... nonerosive inflammatory arthritis ... axial skeleton-sacroiliac ... joint and spine ... #Rheumatology #
Arthritis of the Hand - Arthritis Patterns

Osteoarthritis:
• Osteoarthritis of the hand usually involves the DIP and
PIP joints, but ... MCP and PIP joints ... ulnar deviation • SLE ... patterns #hand #diagnosis ... #rheumatology #
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
Overview: chronic, inflammatory symmetric polyarthritis involving small joints of hands/feet, knees, shoulders
Signs & Symptoms:
Rheumatoid Arthritis ... knees, shoulders Signs ... pain / swelling ... history, exam and ... #rheumatology