16 results
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
- SLE Neurologic ... disease, Vasculitis (e.g ... , Gonococcal arthritis ... , Takayasu's arteritis ... differential #diagnosis #rheumatology
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis
 • Infection: Extrapulmonary tuberculosis, Abscess, Endocarditis,
Infected thrombosis, (e.g ... Lemierre's syndrome ... Inflammatory Diseases (e.g ... Lupus, Rheumatoid arthritis ... Vasculitis (Temporal arteritis
Causes of Fatigue - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Endocrine
 • Hypo/Hyperthyroidism
 • Diabetes
 • Pituitary Insufficiency
 • Adrenal
Neoplastic / Hematologic ... • Anemia • ... • Rheumatoid Arthritis ... • Drug Abuse (e.g ... Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
juvenile idiopathic arthritis ... underlying disease (eg ... juvenile idiopathic arthritis ... • Infection (eg ... with leukopenia, anemia
Causes of Acute Pericarditis:

Infectious;

Viral: 
Adenovirus 
Coxsackie virus A and B 
Echovirus 
Epstein-Barr virus 
Hepatitis 
Human immunodeficiency
Causes of Acute ... Cardiac injury (e.g ... Pericardial perforation (e.g ... pericarditis) Uremia ... nodosa Rheumatoid arthritis
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Giant cell arteritis ... ) Giant cell arteritis ... not be subtle e.g ... versus Temporal Arteritis ... E.g. 80 yo ESR cutoff
Cryoglobulinemia Summary

Cryoglobulins:
 • Cryoglobulins are Igs in the serum that precipitate in vitro at temperatures below
• They can cause ... Cryoglobulins Cause ... arthralgia, and arthritis ... tissue disorder (e.g ... SLE), rheumatoid arthritis
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
, inflammatory arthritis ... vasculitis, rheumatoid arthritis ... • Malignancy (e.g ... Endocrine disorders (e.g ... Arthritis: •
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Diseases • Septic arthritis ... of Inflammatory Arthritis ... when rheumatoid arthritis ... inflammatory disease (e.g ... Chemistry profile (e.g
SAPHO Syndrome Summary

What?
SAPHO syndrome is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder of bone, joint, and skin characterized
SAPHO syndrome is ... nonerosive inflammatory arthritis ... Rule out other causes ... antiinflammatory properties e.g ... #Rheumatology #