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Cutaneous and Systemic Findings in Dermatomyositis
Cutaneous Findings:
 - Heliotrope sign and edema
 - Nail-fold changes
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Systemic Findings in Dermatomyositis ... Poikiloderma and V-neck ... sign or shawl sign ... #Dermatomyositis ... #Diagnosis #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 ... #Dermatology #Clinical ... #Photo #Neck
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 ... ulcerations • Skin
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
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
Disorders Testing Algorithm ... organ-specific signs ... symptoms (eg, skin ... Eosinophil #Disorders #Algorithm ... Differential #diagnosis #hematology
Sweet Syndrome

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome) is a skin condition characterized by fever and inflamed
trunk, face or neck ... Episcleritis Signs ... legs, face or neck ... , breast CA - Hematologic ... multiforme - Dermatomyositis
Anti-NXP-2 Dermatomyositis

What?
DM with generalized subcutaneous edema
Pts have more myalgias, more severe weakness, and an increased prevalence
weakness in the neck ... have typical DM skin ... chest (in a V-sign ... shoulders (in a shawl ... sign) • Violaceous
Poikiloderma of Civatte (Photodamage Poikiloderma)

Poikiloderma in general is a common finding in older individuals with chronic
poikiloderma of dermatomyositis ... along with other signs ... Photodamage #Rash #Dermatology ... #Clinical #Photo ... #Neck
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
levels • EMG DERMATOMYOSITIS ... ) • Anti-Mi2 (skin ... papules and Gottron sign ... ) • Shawl sign ... Myositis #Myopathy #rheumatology