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JOINT PAIN - Coggle Diagram
JOINT PAIN
history points
• Duration of complaints (acute less than 6 weeks, vs chronic more than 6 weeks)
• Number of joints involved (mono, oligo or polyarthritis).
• Distribution of joints involved (peripheral, axial, sparing some joints)
• Pattern of involvement (recurrent, additive, migratory etc.)
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• Extra-articular complaints (e.g. Fever, rash, alopecia, oral ulcers, photosensitivity etc)
• Associated medical illness (e.g. Psoriasis, hypothyroidism, tuberculosis, IBD)
• Significant past history (similar episode of arthritis, drug allergy, peptic ulcer)
• Family history of Rheumatic disease (e.g. gout, spondylarthritis)
Differential Diagnosis
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Mono-articular
Acute mono articular
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Crystal induced; gout, pseudogout.
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