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Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
Associated with Joint Pain ... Bacterial or viral infection ... syndrome - SLE Neurologic ... Boutonnière and swan-neck ... #differential #diagnosis
Headache Syndromes 
Sudden onset of pain - "Thunder clap" with any decreased mentation, any positive focal
mentation, any positive ... movement • TMJ disease ... pressure or dental infection ... Headache #Syndromes #diagnosis ... #symptoms
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Diagnosis Framework ... spine, shoulders, hips ... noninflammatory Signs ... constitutional symptoms ... #Diagnosis #MSK
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
- Differential Diagnosis ... the following symptoms ... reflux • Head and neck ... • Associated symptoms ... TMJ • Head, neck
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
head in dependent position ... involving neck/ ... thrombophilia, neurologic ... signs/symptoms ... postpartum #Diagnosis
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
skin injury) • Neurologic ... Skin lesions • Positive ... Nonsurgical abdominal pain ... #management #signs ... #symptoms #rheumatology
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in HIV-AIDS Patients
Cytomegalovirus (CMV): double-stranded DNA virus, herpesvirus family.
CMV infection: virus isolation or detection
CMV infection: virus ... or signs. ... inclusions or positive ... 50 or less: • Neurologic ... #symptoms
Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO) - Clinical Manifestations
 • Optic neuritis: Reduced visual acuity, ranging from mild to
Scotoma, Ocular pain ... complications (AQP4-positive ... Manifestations #diagnosis ... #neurology #symptoms ... #signs
Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
of hip (rare), Arthritis ... lesions Abdominal pain ... (20%) Renal disease ... erythematosus #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
assay (IFA) is the main ... Positive ANA ≠ Autoimmune ... context of other symptoms ... Lymphoproliferative Disorders, Infection ... #rheumatology #diagnosis