RT Book, Section A1 Murtagh, John A1 Murtagh, Clare SR Print(0) ID 1208720772 T1 Arthritis T2 John Murtagh’s General Practice Companion Handbook, 8th Edition YR 2022 FD 2022 PB McGraw-Hill Education (Australia) Pty Ltd PP Sydney, Australia SN 9781743768266 LK murtagh.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1208720772 RD 2025/07/20 AB Table Graphic Jump LocationTable A14Arthralgia/arthritis: diagnostic strategy modelView Table||Download (.pdf)Table A14Arthralgia/arthritis: diagnostic strategy modelProbability diagnosisOsteoarthritisViral polyarthritis (e.g. hepatitis, parvovirus)Serious disorders not to be missedInfectionrheumatic feverendocarditistuberculosisbrucellosispyogenic (septic) arthritis: gonococcus, Staphylococcus, Kingella kingaeHIV arthropathydengue fevercoronavirus, e.g. COVID-19Cancerbronchogenic carcinomaleukaemia/lymphomasecondary malignancyOtherhaemarthrosisrheumatoid arthritis (RA)connective tissue disorders: SLE, scleroderma, polymyositis and dermatomyositis, other vasculitidesPitfalls (often missed)Spondyloarthropathies (e.g. psoriasis)Fibromyalgia syndromePolymyalgia rheumaticaCrystal deposition:goutpyrophosphate (pseudogout)HaemarthrosisDengue feverRoss River virusBarmah Forest virus