Arthritis Causes/ Differential Diagnosis Mnemonic

ARTHRITICS

Autoimmune arthritis, Amyloidosis
Rheumatic Fever
Trauma acute or chronic (DJD)
Hepatitis type B, Hypertrophic pulmonary osteoarthropathy
Reiter's Syndrome
Infection/Septic Joint (GC,SBE)
Treponema - lyme Disease, syphilis
Infarction :sickle cell disease, avascular necrosis, 
                  osteochondritis dessicans
Crystals: Gout (urate) and pseudogout (calcium)
Sarcoidosis, Serum sickness