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ANTI-MDA5 DERMATOMYOSITIS

Cutaneous manifestations:
• Periorbital heliotrope (blue-purple) rash with edema
• Erythematous rash on the face, or the
shoulders (in a shawl ... fingertips ("mechanic’s hands ... -74%] • Blood tests ... • Mechanic's hands ... #dermatology #diagnosis
Secondary Syphilis Rash
Secondary syphilis is the most contagious of all the stages of this disease, and
Skin rash and malaise ... The signs and symptoms ... the palms of the hands ... #Diagnosis #Clinical ... #Photo #Dermatology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Orange or Hep C Clinical ... Physical Exam/Signs ... Hepatomegaly • Skin ... and other C Cell ... workup #oncology #hematology
Raynaud's in Dark Skin
In general for darker skin, most aspects of the skin exam stay constant
Raynaud's in Dark Skin ... Since Raynaud's is all ... #dermatology #brown ... #clinical #photos ... #hands #rheumatology
Palpable Purpura seen in Henoch Schonlein Purpura (HSP, IgA Vasculitis)

55 year old male on tuberculosis treatment
pain involving knees ... rash. ... IgA #Vasculitis #clinical ... #photo #dermatology ... #skin #rash #physicalexam
Anti-NXP-2 Dermatomyositis

What?
DM with generalized subcutaneous edema
Pts have more myalgias, more severe weakness, and an increased prevalence
(blue-purple) rash ... shoulders (in a shawl ... auricular papules Clinical ... diagnosis #management #rheumatology ... #dermatology
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Diagnosis = clinical ... variably: On one hand ... the “Chewing gum test ... required due to skip ... them, but urgent rheumatology
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
Diagnostic Tests ... ) • Anti-Mi2 (skin ... Symptoms: • Gottron rash ... • Shawl sign • ... • Mechanic's hands