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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
Acute Purpura Fulminans Skin Rash on Physical Exam 
60 year old male ITP s/p splenectomy 
1d
Skin Rash on Physical ... rigors, diarrhea, nausea ... ) and critical illness ... #Skin #Rash #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 ... #dermatology #diagnosis
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
Dermatomyositis (DM) and Polymyositis (PM): Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Elevated Antinuclear Antibodies: Anti-Jo-1, Anti-OJ, Anti-Mi2, Anti-SRP, Anti-EJ,
Dermatomyositis ... Pathogenesis and clinical ... processes occur in the skin ... red papules -> Gottron ... Polymyositis #PM #Diagnosis
Capnocytophaga Canimorsus Skin Rash

40 M presents w/ N, V, severe epigastric pain. SHx: smoker, drinks 18
dogs & latter can cause ... gram-negative bacillus cause ... purpura fulminans ... the key to the diagnosis ... #clinical #photo
Secondary Syphilis Rash
Secondary syphilis is the most contagious of all the stages of this disease, and
Secondary Syphilis Rash ... Skin rash and malaise ... resembling rashes caused ... #Diagnosis #Clinical ... #Photo #Dermatology
Anti-NXP-2 Dermatomyositis

What?
DM with generalized subcutaneous edema
Pts have more myalgias, more severe weakness, and an increased prevalence
interphalangeal joints: Gottron ... auricular papules Clinical ... Muscle atrophy may cause ... : • ILD was diagnosed ... #diagnosis #management
Moccasin-variety Tinea Pedis 
70 M chronic scaly feet. Over the years: rash has itched only occasionally;
Diagnosis? ... dermatophytes cause ... Moccasin tinea pedis skin ... Variety #type #clinical ... #photo #foot #dermatology
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

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