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Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
IBD, Whipple's disease ... • Whipple's disease ... Boutonnière and swan-neck ... #differential #diagnosis ... #rheumatology
Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung diseases

LIP: lymphoid interstitial pneumonia. NSIP: nonspecific interstitial pneumonia. OP: organizing pneumonia.
interstitial lung diseases ... I-JIP: usual interstitial ... RA: rheumatoid arthritis ... LungDisease #CTILD #Diagnosis ... Table #Pulmonary #Rheumatology
Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Localized: 
 • Cervical: EBV, CMV, HIV, Toxo, TB, Lymphoma, Head /
- Differential Diagnosis ... Lymphoma, Head / Neck ... Thyroid / larynx disease ... Dermatomyositis, Rheumatoid Arthritis ... Anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs
Common Forms of Arthritis in the Hands

Acute Rheumatoid Arthritis 
Tender, painful, stiff joints in rheumatoid arthritis,
joints in acute disease ... In chronic disease ... may show "swan neck ... #Types #Rheumatology ... #Forms #Diagnosis
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Differential Diagnosis ... Rheumatologic Disease ... aureus • Gram-negative ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #MSK #rheumatology
IgG4-Related Disease
Clinical history:  Man, 60 years, multiorgan involvement, unique or multiple inflammatory pseudotumor
4 phenotypes:
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IgG4-Related Disease ... aorta • Head and neck-limited ... Systemic (head and neck ... • Some false negative ... IgG4 #Related #Disease
Sweet Syndrome

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome) is a skin condition characterized by fever and inflamed
with systemic disease ... trunk, face or neck ... legs, face or neck ... , breast CA - Hematologic ... Sweet #Syndrome #diagnosis
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... ANAs; thus, a negative ... 45 years with neck ... (to support a diagnosis ... laboratory #workup #diagnosis
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Differential Diagnosis ... Malignancy (e.g. hematologic ... Joint pain • Swan neck ... vein thrombosis Hematologic ... Erythematosus #Diagnosis
Adult Onset Still's Disease
Systemic inflammation with urticarial rash.
Rash: 
 • Nonpruritic, evanescent (correlates with time of
Onset Still's Disease ... early evening • Arthritis ... Arthralgias or arthritis ... dysfunction, and negative ... #rheumatology #