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Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
Bacterial or viral infection ... , Gonococcal arthritis ... Musculoskeletal System Tender ... Cardiomyopathies - Viral infection ... differential #diagnosis #rheumatology
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
Adjacent bursa • Tendon ... • Inflammatory arthritis ... Noninflammatory arthritis ... Acute or chronic infections ... Joint #Pain #MSK #rheumatology
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
axial (spine, shoulders ... By: - Chronic Infection ... - Autoimmune Rheumatologic ... joints Viral Infections ... Diagnosis #MSK #rheumatology
Gout (Gouty Arthritis) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Eccentric soft-tissue densities surrounding the third proximal interphalangeal
Gout (Gouty Arthritis ... • This case should ... Giant Cell Tumor Tendon ... #Gout #Gouty #Arthritis ... diagnosis #msk #rheumatology
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
warm, swollen, tender ... Lyme), reactive arthritis ... SLE, psoriatic arthritis ... Joint #Pain #MSK #rheumatology ... differential #diagnosis #arthritis
Dorsal Foot Corticosteroid Injection

Uncommon dorsum of foot injection. Try to move fluid in tendon to see
Corticosteroid Injection ... dorsum of foot injection ... move fluid in tendon ... procedure #msk #orthopedics ... #sports #rheumatology
Causes of Bone/Joint Pain in Sickle Cell Disease
Vaso-occlusive pain:
 • Mechanism: ischemic pain
 • Can present
predispose to other orthopedic ... common sites: hip, shoulder ... Osteomyelitis / Septic Arthritis ... diagnosis #causes #hematology
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
Overview: chronic, inflammatory symmetric polyarthritis involving small joints of hands/feet, knees, shoulders
Signs & Symptoms:
Rheumatoid Arthritis ... hands/feet, knees, shoulders ... corticosteroid injections ... #Rheumatoid #Arthritis ... diagnosis #management #rheumatology
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
weird joints (shoulders ... Acute CPP Crystal Arthritis ... Wrist, MCP, or shoulder ... diagnose concomitant infection ... Gout #Comparison #rheumatology
Radiocarpal Wrist Injection

Radiocarpal wrist injection. Often swelling is more prominent in inflammatory arthritis on radial side
Radiocarpal Wrist Injection ... Radiocarpal wrist injection ... in inflammatory arthritis ... procedure #msk #orthopedics ... #sports #rheumatology