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Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

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  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
• Neoplasm Nodules ... Pulmonary ... nodules - RA, SLE ... #differential #diagnosis ... #rheumatology
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
MCP and PIP Involvement, Spares DIP, Carpal Tunnel, Sicca Syndrome, Epi/Scleritis, Heart Disease, Rheumatoid
Rheumatoid Arthritis ... Vasculitis, Rheumatoid Nodules ... , Pulmonary Disease ... #RA #diagnosis ... #rheumatology #signs
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Clinical triad ... Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis ... hepatitis • Pulmonary ... • Ocular: uveitis ... #treatment #rheumatology
Clinical Disease Characteristics and Suggested Algorithm for Diagnostic Evaluation of Patients With Symptoms of Polymyalgia Rheumatica

#Diagnosis
Clinical Disease ... Algorithm for Diagnostic ... Rheumatica #Diagnosis ... #Rheumatology # ... GiantCell #Temporal #Arteritis
Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung diseases

LIP: lymphoid interstitial pneumonia. NSIP: nonspecific interstitial pneumonia. OP: organizing pneumonia.
interstitial lung diseases ... RA: rheumatoid arthritis ... LungDisease #CTILD #Diagnosis ... Comparison #Table #Pulmonary ... #Rheumatology #
Vasculitis Involving the Skin - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary: 50% Cutaneous Vasculitis: Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis
Secondary: CTD: SLE, RA
- Differential Diagnosis ... : Subcutaneous nodules ... IgM deposits • Nodular ... Vasculitis: • Behcet Disease ... #rheumatology #
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
association • M > F Clinical ... artery aneurysms Diagnosis ... Behcet syndrome (Clinical ... ) Differential Diagnosis ... signs #symptoms #rheumatology
Behcet's Syndrome - Diagnosis
Diagnostic Criteria for Behget's Syndrome (International Study Group for Behget's Disease):
 • Recurrent,
Behcet's Syndrome - Diagnosis ... Diagnostic Criteria ... test Most Common Clinical ... vasculitis) • Arthritis ... #rheumatology
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
likely it will be clinically ... Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis ... , Interstitial Pulmonary ... ANA #patterns #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #differential
Common Forms of Arthritis in the Hands

Acute Rheumatoid Arthritis 
Tender, painful, stiff joints in rheumatoid arthritis,
joints in acute disease ... In chronic disease ... Rheumatoid nodules ... #Types #Rheumatology ... #Forms #Diagnosis