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Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
MCP and PIP Involvement, Spares DIP, Carpal Tunnel, Sicca Syndrome, Epi/Scleritis, Heart Disease, Rheumatoid
Disease, Rheumatoid Vasculitis ... Pulmonary Disease and ILD ... #RA #diagnosis ... #rheumatology #signs ... #symptoms
Giant Cell (Temporal) Arteritis: Pathogenesis and investigations
Risk Factors:
 - Unclear environmental triggers (may be viral, not
patients < 50 yrs old ... ; F>M Signs/Symptoms ... skin lesions ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis ... #Signs #Symptoms
Skin Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Rash
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection

Malar rash
	• SLE
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection
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Joint Pain Rash ... infection Malar rash ... gangrenosum • IBD ... #differential #diagnosis ... #rheumatology
Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
Sjögrens (15%) Skin ... , Vasculitis, Purpura ... (rare), Arthritis ... #symptoms #diagnosis ... #rheumatology
Autoimmune Myositis
Necrotizing myopathy is associated with higher CK levels, greater level of muscle weakness, less systemic
less systemic symptoms ... can present with rash ... Classic triad of ILD ... myositis, and arthritis ... #rheumatology
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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- Differential Diagnosis ... mucositis - Rash ... Presentation - Systemic Symptoms ... purpura: strong sign ... #rheumatology #
Kawasaki Disease: Clinical Findings
Diagnostic Criteria - Fever and 4/5 of the following:
 • Conjunctivitis
 • Polymorphous
Clinical Findings Diagnostic ... • Polymorphous rash ... : - Coronary Arteritis ... - Generalized Skin ... #Symptoms #Vasculitis
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Presentation: Systemic Symptoms ... purpura: Strong sign ... , mucositis • Rash ... • Progressive symptoms ... #Rheumatology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
, small-vessel vasculitis ... response to local skin ... meningitis), MCC CNS symptoms ... #management #signs ... #symptoms #rheumatology
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Extra-articular manifestations
Skin: 
 • Inflammation of skin (esp. over areas of stress) forms
Rheumatoid arthritis ... manifestations Skin ... blood vessels (vasculitis ... pathophysiology #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis