Approach patient with ARTHRITIS
Arthralgia
Fibromyalgia, Bursitis, Tendinitis, Hypothyroidism, Neuropathic pain, Metabolic bone disease, Depression
Monoarthritis
Trauma infection: DGI ± skin damage. Non-gonococcal bacterial infections: the large joints.
Mycobacterial and fungal infections. Crystal-induced arthritis, Uric acid crystals (MPJ), Pyrophosphate Ca (knee)
Lyme disease
Systemic rheumatic diseases:
Spodyloarthropathy negative (reactive arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, chronic inflammatory BD ..), sarcoid periarthritis, RA osteoarthritis
Polyarthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis, Lupus erythematosus, viral arthritis, Reiter's Disease, Psoriatic arthritis, reactive arthritis
Migratory arthritis
Differential diagnosis: rheumatic fever, Gonococcemia, meningococcemia,viral arthritis, SCN
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