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Dermatomyositis
A middle-aged man describes progressive difficulty combing his hair and rising from a seated position over
, with: 1) heliotrope ... rash, 2) shawl ... sign, and 3) Gottron's ... HeliotropeRash #Gottrons ... #Papules #Clinical
Dermatomyositis with heliotrope rash, shawl sign, and Gottron's papules

A middle-aged man describes progressive difficulty combing his
rash, shawl sign ... rash, 2) shawl ... sign, and 3) Gottron's ... #shawl #sign #GottronsPapules ... #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 ... chest (in a V-sign ... sign) • Violaceous ... ’s sign • Cracked
Dermatomyositis (DM) and Polymyositis (PM): Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Elevated Antinuclear Antibodies: Anti-Jo-1, Anti-OJ, Anti-Mi2, Anti-SRP, Anti-EJ,
and clinical findings ... red papules -> Gottron ... /- swelling -> Heliotrope ... Rash - Dysphagia ... Pathophysiology #Signs
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 ... chest (in a V-sign ... shoulders (in a shawl ... sign) • Violaceous
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
rash (Gottron papules ... and Gottron sign ... ) • Shawl sign ... • Heliotrope • ... are elevated < PM