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Myositis and Myopathies
Polymyositis 
 • Progressive, symmetric muscle weakness 
 • Elevated CK, +Anti-Jo, +Anti-Mi2
Dermatomyositis
temporal arteritis Inclusion ... elevated CK, Biopsy: inclusions ... #differential #diagnosis ... #comparison #rheumatology
Inflammatory Myopathies
Dermatomyositis
 • Onset: Subacute
 • Pattern: Proximal
 • CK: Up to 50X ULN
 • Autoantibodies:
Associated Features: Diagnosis ... discontinued Inclusion ... over years, often diagnosed ... #differential #diagnosis ... #comparison #rheumatology
Inherited Qualitative Platelet Defects
Bernard-Soulier Syndrome
 • Defect of adhesion due to a lack of GP Ib/IX/V
as granulocyte inclusions ... Platelet #Defects #comparison ... #differential #diagnosis
Common RBC Inclusions and Associations
 • Howell Jolly Bodies: Hyposplenism, Asplenism, Severe hemolytic anemia
 • Heinz
Common RBC Inclusions ... • Hemoglobin H Inclusion ... cell, MDS #RBC #Inclusions ... #Bodies #diagnosis
Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies - 
Dermatomyositis (DM), Immune-Mediated Necrotizing Myopathy (IMNM), Antisynthetase Syndrome (ASS), Inclusion Body Myositis
Syndrome (ASS), Inclusion ... Idiopathic #Myopathy #Comparison
Red Blood Cell Morphology Atlas

Size variation, Hemoglobin distribution,  
Hypochromia,  
Shape variation,  
Inclusions, 
Red
variation, Inclusions ... distribution #Diagnosis
Morphologic Findings in Red Blood Cells
Basophilic stippling - Small blue dots in red cells, due to
gray-black round inclusions ... dot-like, dark purple inclusion ... ring-shaped dark purple inclusion ... #Morphologic #Diagnosis
Bullous pemphigoid and pemphigus vulgaris

Comparison Table via Physical Examination, Nikolsky Sign and Differential Diagnoses

#Diagnosis #Dermatology #Bullous
pemphigus vulgaris Comparison ... and Differential Diagnoses ... #Diagnosis #Dermatology ... #Differential #Comparison
Myositis and Myopathies
#ESR #CK #Differential diagnosis of myopathy 
#Inflammatory #myopathies	#Dermatomyositis	
#muscle weakness
#Polymyositis	
#Inclusion body myositis
#Polymyalgia rheumatica	
#Fibromyalgia	
#Hypothyroid myopathy	
#Muscle stiffness
#Drug-induced
#Differential diagnosis ... Polymyositis #Inclusion
Diagnostic Algorithms for Microcytic, Normocytic and Macrocytic Anemia

#Microcytic #Normocytic #Macrocytic #Anemia #Algorithm #Comparison #Diagnosis
Diagnostic Algorithms ... Anemia #Algorithm #Comparison ... #Diagnosis