Diagnosaurus
Joint pain and fever
DDx
- Influenza or flu-like syndrome
- Joint infection, eg, Staphylococcus aureus septic arthritis, gonococcal arthritis, endocarditis, hepatitis B or hepatitis C, parvovirus B19, Lyme disease, rubella or post-rubella vaccination
- Connective tissue disease, eg, rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, scleroderma, Sjögren’s syndrome, adult Still’s disease
- Seronegative spondyloarthropathy, eg, reactive arthritis (Reiter’s syndrome), psoriatic arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease
- Gout
- Paraneoplastic syndrome
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Last updated: January 9, 2015
Citation
Zeiger, Roni F.. "Joint Pain and Fever." Diagnosaurus, 4th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2015. Medicine Central, im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/115070/0/Joint_pain_and_fever.
Zeiger RFR. Joint pain and fever. Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2015. https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/115070/0/Joint_pain_and_fever. Accessed May 15, 2025.
Zeiger, R. F. (2015). Joint pain and fever. In Diagnosaurus (4th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/115070/0/Joint_pain_and_fever
Zeiger RFR. Joint Pain and Fever [Internet]. In: Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2015. [cited 2025 May 15]. Available from: https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/115070/0/Joint_pain_and_fever.
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