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Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies - 
Dermatomyositis (DM), Immune-Mediated Necrotizing Myopathy (IMNM), Antisynthetase Syndrome (ASS), Inclusion Body Myositis
Idiopathic Inflammatory ... Myopathies - ... TerrierBen #Inflammatory ... #Myopathy #Comparison ... #Managment #algorithm
Myositis and Myopathies
#ESR #CK #Differential diagnosis of myopathy 
#Inflammatory #myopathies	#Dermatomyositis	
#muscle weakness
#Polymyositis	
#Inclusion body myositis
#Polymyalgia rheumatica	
#Fibromyalgia	
#Hypothyroid myopathy	
#Muscle stiffness
#Drug-induced
Myositis and Myopathies ... #Inflammatory ... #myopathies #Dermatomyositis ... #Hypothyroid myopathy ... Statin-induced myopathy
Causes of Proximal Muscle Weakness That May Mimic Inflammatory Myopathy
 • Central or peripheral neurologic disease
That May Mimic Inflammatory ... Myopathy • Central ... • Metabolic myopathies ... Mitochondrial myopathy ... MuscleWeakness #Myopathy
Statin Induced Muscle Toxicity - Summary

Clinical Presentation:
 • Elevations of serum creatine kinase with proximal myalgia
Myoglobinuria DDX: • Inflammatory ... , toxic myopathy ... Statins → Inflammatory ... myopathies such ... : Inflammatory statin
Creatine Kinase - Causes of Elevated CK Levels
Acute CK Elevation (Pain > Weakness):
 • RHABDOMYOLYSIS
Critical Illness Myopathy ... - Metabolic Myopathies ... toxoplasmosis - Inflammatory ... myopathy: dermatomyositis ... polymyositis, necrotizing myopathy
Causes of Pediatric Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infectious:
 • Viral
 • Bacterial
 • Parasitic
Malabsorption:
 • Lactase
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Laxative Abuse • Inflammatory ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Peds #
Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies (IIM's)

RASH + MUSCLE WEAKNESS → Consider idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM's)

 • Overlap Myositis
Idiopathic Inflammatory ... Myopathies (IIM's ... myopathies (IIM's ... myopathy that occurs ... myopathy affecting
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
spinal cord • Inflammatory ... Paraneoplastic syndrome • Inflammatory ... proximal weakness Myopathy ... : • Inflammatory ... • Metabolic myopathies
Web chart of etiologies related to inflammatory head and neck masses.

#pediatrics #peds #differential #causes #pearls #head
etiologies related to inflammatory ... #pediatrics #peds ... #neck #masses #inflammatory
Seronegative Inflammatory Arthritis - Differential Diagnosis
 • Seronegative Rheumatoid Arthritis 
 • Infectious Arthritis: Viral, Bacterial,
Seronegative Inflammatory ... Still's Disease, Inflammatory ... Myopathy • Crystal ... #Seronegative #Inflammatory