DDx ⬇
- Influenza or flu-like syndrome
- Join 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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