Differential diagnosis of arthritis are :
-reactive arthritis ( Reiter’s Syndrome )
-psoriatic arthritis
-ankylosing spondylitis
-inflammatory bowel disease
-osteoarthritis
-inflammatory arthritis
-scleroderma
-rheumatoid arthritis
-systemic lupus erythematosus
-adult Still’s disease
-Sjogren’s syndrome
-Staphylococcus aureus septic arthritis
-endocarditis
-hepatitis B
-hepatitis C
-gonococcal arthritis
-rubella
-post rubella vaccination
-lyme disease
-parvovirus B19
-pseudogout
-gout
-trauma
-Charcot joint
-paraneoplastic syndrome
-hypertrophic pulmonary osteoarthropathy
-amyloidosis
-avascular necrosis
-sickle cell disease
-coagulopathy
-relapsing polychondritis
-Henoch –Schonlein purpura
-Bechcet’s syndrome
-palindromic rheumatism
-Whipple’s disease
-ochronosis
-alkaptonuria
-reflex sympathetic dystrophy
-bursitis
-tendonitis
-polymyalgia rheumatica
-reactive arthritis ( Reiter’s Syndrome )
-psoriatic arthritis
-ankylosing spondylitis
-inflammatory bowel disease
-osteoarthritis
-inflammatory arthritis
-scleroderma
-rheumatoid arthritis
-systemic lupus erythematosus
-adult Still’s disease
-Sjogren’s syndrome
-Staphylococcus aureus septic arthritis
-endocarditis
-hepatitis B
-hepatitis C
-gonococcal arthritis
-rubella
-post rubella vaccination
-lyme disease
-parvovirus B19
-pseudogout
-gout
-trauma
-Charcot joint
-paraneoplastic syndrome
-hypertrophic pulmonary osteoarthropathy
-amyloidosis
-avascular necrosis
-sickle cell disease
-coagulopathy
-relapsing polychondritis
-Henoch –Schonlein purpura
-Bechcet’s syndrome
-palindromic rheumatism
-Whipple’s disease
-ochronosis
-alkaptonuria
-reflex sympathetic dystrophy
-bursitis
-tendonitis
-polymyalgia rheumatica