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Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Mycobacterial • Fungal ... • Rheumatic fever ... • Bacterial endocarditis ... streptococci (rheumatic fever ... tuberculosis) • Fungi
Differential Diagnosis of Acute Arthritis

Crystal-induced arthritis: Calcium oxalate, gout, cholesterol, pseudogout, hydroxyapatite crystals

Infectious arthritis: Bacteria, fungi,
hydroxyapatite crystals Infectious ... , fungi, mycobacteria ... Mediterranean fever ... tear Systemic infection ... : Bacterial endocarditis
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
respiratory symptoms • Fever ... • Cough, fever ... ASPERGILLOSIS • Aspergillus ... Meningitis, septic arthritis ... , and endocarditis