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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 ... shawl sign, and 3) Gottron's ... HeliotropeRash #Gottrons ... Papules #Clinical #Photo
ANTI-MDA5 DERMATOMYOSITIS

Cutaneous manifestations:
• Periorbital heliotrope (blue-purple) rash with edema
• Erythematous rash on the face, or the
(blue-purple) rash ... • Erythematous rash ... interphalangeal joints: Gottron ... papules • Inverse Gottron ... #dermatology #diagnosis
Dermatomyositis with heliotrope rash, shawl sign, and Gottron's papules

A middle-aged man describes progressive difficulty combing his
Dermatomyositis ... shawl sign, and Gottron's ... out this is a case ... shawl sign, and 3) Gottron's ... dermatology #clinical #photo
Inflammatory Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Monoarticular
 • Gout (Podagra, Tophi)
 • Pseudogout
 • Early
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Monoarticular ... (Polymyositis/Dermatomyositis ... #Algorithm #Orthopedics ... #Causes
Infectious Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Polyarticular Join Pain
 • Viral Myalgia
 • Viral Arthritis
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Polyarticular ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Orthopedics ... #Causes
Anti-NXP-2 Dermatomyositis

What?
DM with generalized subcutaneous edema
Pts have more myalgias, more severe weakness, and an increased prevalence
(blue-purple) rash ... interphalangeal joints: Gottron ... Muscle atrophy may cause ... : • ILD was diagnosed ... #diagnosis #management
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
- Differential Diagnosis ... myopathies Diagnostic ... rash (Gottron papules ... and Gottron sign ... statins - probably caused