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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 (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 ... #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
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
- Differential Diagnosis ... ) • Anti-Mi2 (skin ... rash (Gottron papules ... elevated < PM and DM ... statins - probably caused