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Rheumatology
Rheumatology by symptom
Symptoms and Signs | Condition |
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Finger/hand joint pain, morning stiffness, 3 or more joints involved, erosions on x-ray, symmetrical, RhF, nodules | Rheumatoid Arthritis (4 of 7 required) |
Malaise, fever, arthritis, urethritis, conjunctivitis, papules on palms/soles and glans penis | Reiter's syndrome |
Fever, inflammed and painful joint, may be erythematous rash | Septic arthritis |
Oral ulcers, malar rash, discoid rash, photosensitivity, renal disease, blood abnormal, immunology abnormal, serositis, arthralgia, neurological disease, ANA | Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) |
Recurrent venous/arterial thrombosis, recurrent miscarriages, livedo reticularis, purpura, splinter haemorrhages, valvular heart disease | Antiphospholipid syndrome |
Pruritis, Raynaud's, dysphagia, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhoea, faecal incontinence, SOB, non-productive cough, palpitations, weakness, arthralgia, dry eyes | Systemic sclerosis |
Asymmetric large joint oligoarthritis, axial arthritis, asymmetric sacroiliitis, peripheral small joint arthritis, DIP arthritis, arthritis mutilans, stiffness | Psoriatic arthritis |
Lower back pain, morning stiffness, enthesitis, anterior uveitis, hip/buttocks/shoulder pain, sacroiliac tenderness, reduced spinal flexion, reduced chest expansion | Ankylosing spondylitis |
Pain (often pelvis, lumbar spine, femur), hearing loss, 'sabre' tibia, local warmth | Paget's disease |
Monoarthritis, severe pain (7 - 10 days) commonly 1st metatarsophalangeal joint | Gout |
Progressive proximal muscle weakness, myalgia, dysphagia, SoB | Myositis (poly-/dermato-) |
Oral soreness, eye dryness, mild relapsing non-erosive polyarthritis | Sjogren's syndrome |