Arthritis Differential Diagnoses

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Differential Diagnosis

Monoarthritis Differential Diagnosis

Algorithm for Monoarticular arthralgia
  • Osteoarthritis
  • Osteonecrosis
  • Crystal-induced (Gout, Pseudogout)
  • Gonococcal arthritis, arthritis-dermatitis syndrome
  • Nongonococcal septic arthritis
  • Malignancy (metastases, osteochondroma, osteoid osteoma)
  • Reactive poststreptococcal arthritis
  • Trauma-induced arthritis
    • Fracture
    • Ligamentous injury
    • Overuse
  • Decompression sickness
  • Hemorrhagic (e.g. hemophilia, systemic anticoagulation
  • Peripheral Spondyloarthritis
  • Rheumatoid Arthritis, SLE
  • Sarcoidosis, amyloidosis
  • Periarticular pathology
    • Cellulitis
    • Tendonitis
    • Bursitis
  • Transient (Toxic) Synovitis (Hip)
  • Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis (SCFE)
  • Legg Calve Perthes Disease
  • Lyme disease

Oligoarthritis Differential Diagnosis

Polyarthritis Differential Diagnosis

Algorithm for Polyarticular arthralgia
  • Fibromyalgia
  • Juvenile idiopathic arthritis
  • Osteoarthritis
  • Psoriatic arthritis
  • Reactive poststreptococcal arthritis
  • Rheumatoid Arthritis
  • Rheumatic fever
  • Serum sickness
  • Systemic lupus erythematosus
  • Serum sicknessโ€“like reactions
  • Viral arthritis
  • Lyme disease

Migratory Arthritis Differential Diagnosis

  • Gonococcal arthritis
  • Rheumatic fever
  • Systemic lupus erythematosus
  • Viral arthritis
  • Lyme disease

See Also

Joint Aspiration

References