Continuing Medical Education: Synovitis.

Edited By: Gregory C. Gardner, M.D.
Last updated Thursday, February 10, 2005

Patient demographics and differential diagnosis

What are demographics and related conditions of synovitis?

There are features of the history that can help you focus the differential diagnosis. Knowing which diseases are more common in certain patient groups may move certain conditions to the top of your list. Below is listed some items worthy of note.

• Age
  • Younger
    • Spondyloarthropathy
    • Disseminated gonorrhea
  • Older
    • Polymyalgia rheumatica
    • Gout
    • Osteoathritis
• Gender
  • Men
    • Gout
    • Spondyloarthropathy
  • Women
    • Rheumatoid arthritis
    • Systemic lupus
• Race
  • Africans
    • Sarcoidosis
    • Systemic lupus
  • Europeans
    • Polymyalgia rheumatica
• Lifestyle
  • Bacteria
  • Gout (ETOH overuse)
  • Endocarditis (IDU)
  • Disseminated gonorrhea
  • Lyme disease (outdoors)
  • Avascular necrosis (ETOH overuse)
• Other illness
  • Bacteria: immunosuppression, rheumatoid arthritis
  • Gout: renal disease, medications, obesity
  • Tuberculosis & fungi: immunosuppresion
  • Avascular necrosis: steroid use

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