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Shawl sign poikiloderma in Dermatomyositis

Poikiloderma in general is a common finding in older individuals with chronic
Shawl sign poikiloderma ... symptoms helps differentiate ... RashDecisionz #Shawl ... #Dermatology #Clinical ... #Photo #Neck
Dermatomyositis
A middle-aged man describes progressive difficulty combing his hair and rising from a seated position over
Dermatomyositis ... heliotrope rash, 2) shawl ... sign, and 3) Gottron's ... Gottrons #Papules #Clinical ... #Photo
Dermatomyositis with heliotrope rash, shawl sign, and Gottron's papules

A middle-aged man describes progressive difficulty combing his
Dermatomyositis ... heliotrope rash, shawl ... sign, and Gottron's ... #dermatology #clinical ... #photo
ANTI-MDA5 DERMATOMYOSITIS

Cutaneous manifestations:
• Periorbital heliotrope (blue-purple) rash with edema
• Erythematous rash on the face, or the
chest (in a V-sign ... shoulders (in a shawl ... sign) • Violaceous ... Inverse Gottron’s sign ... auricular papules Clinical
Inflammatory Myopathies
Dermatomyositis
 • Onset: Subacute
 • Pattern: Proximal
 • CK: Up to 50X ULN
 • Autoantibodies:
Inflammatory Myopathies Dermatomyositis ... periorbital heliotrope, shawl ... sign Polymyositis ... Inflammatory #Myopathies #differential
Psoriasiform Scalp Findings in Dermatomyositis

Scalp: DM patients can present with a psoriasiform scalp eruption characterized redness,
the presenting sign ... Psoriasiform #Scalp #sign ... #Dermatomyositis ... #Dermatology #Clinical ... #Photo
Holster Sign in Dermatomyositis

Interestingly, poikiloderma and violaceous erythema can occur in sun protected areas as well
Holster Sign in ... Dermatomyositis ... Thighs #SkinRash #Dermatomyositis ... #Dermatology #Clinical ... #Photo
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Cord Disorders - Differential ... neurological lesion: Clinical ... • Symptoms and signs ... - Weakness - Hyperreflexia ... + slowness • Hyperreflexia
Lymphocutaneous Sporotrichiosis Infection

Landscaper w/ painless nodular rash of arm present for months wax and wane; diagnosis?
Lymphocutaneous
painless, no systemic signs ... biopsy preferred Differential ... Sporotrichiosis #Infection #clinical ... #photo #hand
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
combination of the clinical ... cellular function Clinical ... Weakness + slowness, Hyperreflexia ... Exam: clinical evidence ... conditions listed in differential