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Autoimmune Myositis
Necrotizing myopathy is associated with higher CK levels, greater level of muscle weakness, less systemic
Dermatomyositis ... can present with rash ... including heliotrope rash ... , Shaw sign, holster ... #rheumatology
Shawl sign poikiloderma in Dermatomyositis

Poikiloderma in general is a common finding in older individuals with chronic
Shawl sign poikiloderma ... RashDecisionz #Shawl ... #sign #poikiloderma ... #Rash #Dermatomyositis ... #Dermatology #Clinical
Dermatomyositis with heliotrope rash, shawl sign, and Gottron's papules

A middle-aged man describes progressive difficulty combing his
with heliotrope rash ... , shawl sign, and ... 1) heliotrope rash ... , 2) shawl sign, ... #dermatology #clinical
ANTI-MDA5 DERMATOMYOSITIS

Cutaneous manifestations:
• Periorbital heliotrope (blue-purple) rash with edema
• Erythematous rash on the face, or the
(blue-purple) rash ... • Erythematous rash ... shoulders (in a shawl ... #rheumatology # ... dermatology #diagnosis
Anti-NXP-2 Dermatomyositis

What?
DM with generalized subcutaneous edema
Pts have more myalgias, more severe weakness, and an increased prevalence
(blue-purple) rash ... • Erythematous rash ... shoulders (in a shawl ... #rheumatology # ... dermatology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
evidence of (fatigue, rash ... eruption - Butterfly rash ... Photosensitive rash ... Still disease, dermatomyositis ... Photosensitivity • Malar rash
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
RP-ILD), dermato-rheumatologic ... Symptoms: • Gottron rash ... papules and Gottron sign ... ) • Shawl sign ... Myositis #Myopathy #rheumatology