On the occasion of the ECU-UCL educational day on May 25, 2024, the author sought to highlight clinical or paraclinical characteristics that likely guide differential diagnosis, and to briefly discuss common and critical rheumatic disorders.
What is already known about this topic?
The course and management of arthralgia vary according to the underlying rheumatism. Clinicians are therefore constantly challenged to distinguish them.
What does this article bring up for us?
Classification criteria for inflammatory rheumatic diseases have been modified in recent years. Summarizing certain aspects can help clinicians in their diagnostic approach.
Key words
Rheumatology, Arthralgia