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Dermatomyositis
A middle-aged man describes progressive difficulty combing his hair and rising from a seated position over
This is a case of ... 1) heliotrope rash ... , 2) shawl sign, ... #Papules #Clinical ... #Photo
Autoimmune Myositis
Necrotizing myopathy is associated with higher CK levels, greater level of muscle weakness, less systemic
Autoimmune Myositis ... Dermatomyositis ... , Shaw sign, holster ... sign, and Gottron's ... Myositis #diagnosis #rheumatology
Dermatomyositis with heliotrope rash, shawl sign, and Gottron's papules

A middle-aged man describes progressive difficulty combing his
Gottron's papules ... out this is a case ... and 3) Gottron's ... #dermatology #clinical ... #photo
ANTI-MDA5 DERMATOMYOSITIS

Cutaneous manifestations:
• Periorbital heliotrope (blue-purple) rash with edema
• Erythematous rash on the face, or the
shoulders (in a shawl ... interphalangeal joints: Gottron ... papules • Inverse Gottron ... auricular papules Clinical ... #rheumatology #
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
RP-ILD), dermato-rheumatologic ... rash (Gottron papules ... ) • Shawl sign ... statins - probably caused ... Myositis #Myopathy #rheumatology
Anti-NXP-2 Dermatomyositis

What?
DM with generalized subcutaneous edema
Pts have more myalgias, more severe weakness, and an increased prevalence
shoulders (in a shawl ... interphalangeal joints: Gottron ... auricular papules Clinical ... Muscle atrophy may cause ... diagnosis #management #rheumatology