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Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
Interstitial Lung Diseases ... Hypersensitivity pneumonitis ... • Radiation pneumonitis ... , Polymyositis-dermatomyositis ... Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonias
ILD of Known Cause - Differential Diagnosis
Exposure:
 • Occupational: Asbestosis, Silicosis, Hypersensitivity, Pneumonitis
 • Treatment Related:
ILD of Known Cause ... Hypersensitivity, Pneumonitis ... Connective Tissue Disease ... Polymyositis, Dermatomyositis ... BrighamChiefs #ILD
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 ... infection • Lyme disease ... gangrenosum • IBD ... #dermatology #joint ... differential #diagnosis #rheumatology
Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung diseases

LIP: lymphoid interstitial pneumonia. NSIP: nonspecific interstitial pneumonia. OP: organizing pneumonia.
Connective tissue disease-associated ... interstitial lung diseases ... DM/PM : dermatomyositis ... ConnectiveTissueDiseases #ILD ... Table #Pulmonary #Rheumatology
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
Diagnostic Framework 1) ... Involved 1) ... ), RA, crystal disease ... Inflammatory, crystalline disease ... #rheumatology #
Inflammatory Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Monoarticular
 • Gout (Podagra, Tophi)
 • Pseudogout
 • Early
Inflammatory Joint ... Oligoarticular (1- ... 4 joints) • Gout ... POLYARTICULAR (>4 joints ... (Polymyositis/Dermatomyositis
ANTI-MDA5 DERMATOMYOSITIS

Cutaneous manifestations:
• Periorbital heliotrope (blue-purple) rash with edema
• Erythematous rash on the face, or the
interphalangeal joints ... severity of the disease ... and ILD • Liver ... Phenotype 1 ... #rheumatology #
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Pathogenesis and Joint diseases features
 • RA affects 1% of population, women >
Pathogenesis and Joint ... diseases features ... • RA affects 1% ... Joint involvement ... RheumatoidArthritis #RA #pathophysiology
Distinguishing between Inflammatory and Degenerative joint disease
Inflammatory Joint Disease
 • Swelling stimulates joint nociceptors -> Pain
disease Inflammatory ... Joint Disease ... resolves after > 1 ... cartilage triggers a mild ... JointPain #Diagnosis #pathophysiology
Autoantibodies and their Disease Associations
ANA - Non-specific; common in SLE, autoimmune hepatitis
Anti-CCP, Rheumatoid factor - RA
Anti-dsDNA
Autoantibodies and their Disease ... Drug-induced SLE Anti-Jo-1 ... Polymyositis / Dermatomyositis ... (TTG) - Celiac disease ... diagnosis #table #rheumatology