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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 ... HeliotropeRash #Gottrons ... #Papules #Clinical ... #Photo
ANTI-MDA5 DERMATOMYOSITIS

Cutaneous manifestations:
• Periorbital heliotrope (blue-purple) rash with edema
• Erythematous rash on the face, or the
interphalangeal joints: Gottron ... papules • Inverse Gottron ... ulcerations • Skin ... auricular papules Clinical ... • Anti-MDA5 DM
Dermatomyositis (DM) and Polymyositis (PM): Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Elevated Antinuclear Antibodies: Anti-Jo-1, Anti-OJ, Anti-Mi2, Anti-SRP, Anti-EJ,
Dermatomyositis ... (DM) and Polymyositis ... Pathogenesis and clinical ... processes occur in the skin ... red papules -> Gottron
Dermatomyositis with heliotrope rash, shawl sign, and Gottron's papules

A middle-aged man describes progressive difficulty combing his
shawl sign, and Gottron's ... out this is a case ... shawl sign, and 3) Gottron's ... #dermatology #clinical ... #photo
Anti-NXP-2 Dermatomyositis

What?
DM with generalized subcutaneous edema
Pts have more myalgias, more severe weakness, and an increased prevalence
DM with generalized ... to have typical DM ... interphalangeal joints: Gottron ... auricular papules Clinical ... Muscle atrophy may cause
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
) • Anti-Mi2 (skin ... rash (Gottron papules ... and Gottron sign ... elevated < PM and DM ... statins - probably caused