Differential Diagnosis of Joint Pain
| Trauma |
| Sprain |
| Strain |
| Fracture |
| Dislocation |
| Tear of ligament, tendon, or meniscus |
| Tendinitis |
| Infection |
| Gonococcal |
| Nongonococcal-viral, mycobacterial, or fungal |
| Lyme disease |
| Secondary to bacterial endocarditis |
| Secondary to enteric and urogenital infections |
| Crystal-induced arthropathy |
| Gout |
| Pseudogout |
| Degenerative joint disease |
| Osteoarthritis |
| Malignancy |
| Tumor |
| Metastases |
| Leukemia |
| Rheumatic |
| Rheumatoid arthritis |
| Reiter syndrome |
| Psoriatic arthritis |
| Lupus erythematosus |
| Ankylosing spondylitis |
| Other |
| Complex regional pain syndrome |
| Sjögren syndrome |
| Polymyositis |
| Scleroderma |
| Sarcoidosis |
| Fibromyalgia |
| Erythema nodosum |
| Sickle cell disease |
| Aseptic necrosis |
| Charcot |
| Drug reaction |
| Hypothyroidism |
| Irritable bowel syndrome |
| Osteochondritis dissecans |
Information from refs. 7, 8, and 13.