Acute polyarthritis

DDx

  • Reactive arthritis (Reiter’s syndrome)
  • Crystal-induced, eg, gout, pseudogout
  • Infection, eg, gonococcal arthritis, endocarditis, hepatitis B, parvovirus B19, rubella or post-rubella vaccination
  • Connective tissue disease, eg, rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, scleroderma, Sjögren’s syndrome, adult Still’s disease

There's more to see -- the rest of this topic is available only to subscribers.

Last updated: December 1, 2014