Template:Differential Diagnosis Monoarthritis

Monoarticular arthritis

Algorithm for Monoarticular arthralgia

• Acute osteoarthritis
• Avascular necrosis
• Crystal-induced (Gout, Pseudogout)
• Gonococcal arthritis, arthritis-dermatitis syndrome
• Nongonococcal septic arthritis
• Lyme disease
• Malignancy (metastases, osteochondroma, osteoid osteoma)
• Reactive poststreptococcal arthritis
• Trauma-induced arthritis
  • Fracture
  • Ligamentous injury
  • Overuse
• Avascular necrosis
• Decompression sickness
• Spontaneous osteonecrosis
• Hemorrhagic (e.g. hemophilia, systemic anticoagulation
• Seronegative spondyloarthropathies (ankylosing spondylitis, IBD, psoriatic arthritis, reactive arthritis
• RA, SLE
• Sarcoidosis, amyloidosis
• Periarticular pathology
  • Cellulitis
  • Tendonitis
  • Bursitis
• Transient (Toxic) Synovitis (Hip)
• Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis (SCFE)
• Legg Calve Perthes Disease