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Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Pain - Arthritis ... axial (spine, shoulders ... noninflammatory Signs ... Disease OLIGOARTHRITIS ... Joint #pain #Differential
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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VASCULITIS: • Behçet ... Symptoms (Sx) in ... purpura: strong sign ... SLE) • Urinalysis ... #classification
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
, such as SLE, atherosclerotic ... purpura: Strong sign ... proximal muscles of shoulder ... VESSEL VASCULITIS: Polyarteritis ... vasculitis • Behcet
Relapsing Polychondritis

What is it?
Recurrent inflammation of the cartilage in the body (Autoimmune disorder)

Who?
• Most frequently: 40
Sudden onset of pain ... cases such as: • SLE ... Sarcoidosis • Behcet ... ○ Syphilis ○ Fungal ... Antibodies to type
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Rheumatologic ... muscle aches, joint ... Urinary antigen testing ... Inhalation of spores ... #Diagnosis #Management