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Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

1) Chronicity
2) Inflammatory vs Non-Inflammatory
3) Number of Joints Involved

1) Chronicity:
acute rheumatic fever ... ), RA, crystal disease ... Inflammatory, crystalline disease ... infection. ... #rheumatology #
Skin Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Rash
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection

Malar rash
	• SLE
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection
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Associated with Joint ... parvovirus B19 infection ... parvovirus B19 infection ... • Rheumatic fever ... differential #diagnosis #rheumatology
Non-HCV infectious mixed cryoglobulinemia vasculitis - Diagnosis, causes and management - French Vasculitis Study Group

< 5%
Non-HCV infectious ... involvement - Joint ... neuropathy Treatment ... with refractory disease ... Cryoglobulinemia #Vasculitis #Rheumatology
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
Associated with Joint ... Bacterial or viral infection ... Heberden's nodes (DIP joints ... Cardiomyopathies - Viral infection ... differential #diagnosis #rheumatology
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Adult-Onset Still's Disease ... Clinical triad: Fever ... Diaqnoses: • Infectious ... diagnosis #management #treatment ... #rheumatology
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
- Autoimmune Rheumatologic ... Disease OLIGOARTHRITIS ... • Rheumatic fever ... streptococci (rheumatic fever ... Diagnosis #MSK #rheumatology
Adult-Onset Still's Disease (AOSD)
Rare inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology, difficult to diagnose because of heterogenous presentation.
Adult-Onset Still's Disease ... susceptibility, infectious ... : High spiking fever ... Systemic AOSD: high fever ... #AOSD #rheumatology
Kawasaki Disease (KD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Kawasaki Disease (KD) is the most common vasculitis of
Presentation: • Fever ... cæxist with other infections ... Diagnostic Criteria - Fever ... KD #vasculitis #rheumatology ... diagnossi #management #treatment
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
• Clinical: fever ... • Autoimmune diseases ... Adult-onset Still disease ... Unknown cause Treatment ... #summary #rheumatology
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
• Periodic fever ... SLE], AOSD) • Infection ... Treatment: • Corticosteroids ... Diagnosis #Management #Hematology ... #Rheumatology