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Seronegative Inflammatory Arthritis - Differential Diagnosis
 • Seronegative Rheumatoid Arthritis 
 • Infectious Arthritis: Viral, Bacterial,
- Differential ... Diagnosis • Seronegative ... , Sarcoidosis, Still's ... Undifferentiated UCSD ... #Diagnosis #rheumatology
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis ... , Skin rash ± odynophagia ... fraction < 20% Differential ... #management #treatment ... #rheumatology
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
infection • Still's ... , Gonococcal arthritis ... Scleroderma Thickened skin ... #joint #pain #differential ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
	- DDX:
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Knee Effusions - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Fever/Chills/Joint ... Chondroblastoma - Benign ... #diagnosis #msk
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
response to local skin ... test (this is a skin ... Behcet disease) Differential ... #management #signs ... #symptoms #rheumatology
Adult Onset Still's Disease
Systemic inflammation with urticarial rash.
Rash: 
 • Nonpruritic, evanescent (correlates with time of
Adult Onset Still's ... early evening • Arthritis ... maculopapular skin ... #rheumatology # ... management
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Diagnosis = clinical ... very remarkable w/differential ... required due to skip ... them, but urgent rheumatology ... #Management
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
3rd Decade Skin ... permanent alopecia Differential ... , adult-onset Still ... Malignancy (e.g. hematologic ... Seizures • Strokes Skin
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential ... ) • Anti-Mi2 (skin ... Camptocormia (bending ... • Nonerosive arthritis ... #differential #