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Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
RP-ILD), dermato-rheumatologic ... symptoms • Anti-CADM ... ) • Anti-Mi2 (skin ... autoimmune hepatitis, Psoriasis ... Myositis #Myopathy #rheumatology
Skin Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Rash
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection

Malar rash
	• SLE
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection
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infection • Lyme disease ... Plaques • Psoriasis ... migrans • Lyme disease ... arthritis • Psoriatic ... differential #diagnosis #rheumatology
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
Molecular Mimicry” • Psoriatic ... arthritis - with the skin ... disorder psoriasis ... Inflammatory Bowel Disease ... should have other symptoms
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
trigger - Direct skin ... and duration of symptoms ... 50% of patients Skin ... angioedema Other symptoms ... Urticaria #diagnosis #rheumatology
Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
Multi-system autoimmune disease characterized by vasculopathy and progressive fibrosis of skin and internal organs
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Multi-system autoimmune disease ... thickening Signs and Symptoms ... interstitial lung disease ... Scleroderma #SSc #rheumatology ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms
Seronegative Inflammatory Arthritis - Differential Diagnosis
 • Seronegative Rheumatoid Arthritis 
 • Infectious Arthritis: Viral, Bacterial,
Systemic Rheumatic Disease ... Sclerosis, Sjogren's Disease ... Sarcoidosis, Still's Disease ... Ankylosing Spondylitis, Psoriatic ... Differential #Diagnosis #rheumatology
Pruritus - Generalized Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Systemic and Primary Causes
== Primary Skin Lesions ==
Macules /
Causes == Primary Skin ... • Xerosis (dry skin ... dermatitis • Psoriasis ... Cholestatic liver disease ... syndrome Psychiatric Disease
Systemic Sclerosis Associated Autoantibodies
Anti-topoisomerase I (anti-Sc170): Diffuse skin disease, Pulmonary fibrosis
Anti-centromere: Limited skin disease (~93-95%), Pulmonary
anti-Sc170): Diffuse skin ... disease, Pulmonary ... disease (~93-95% ... Rapid progressive skin ... Autoantibodies #diagnosis #rheumatology
Central Distribution, Febrile / Ill:
 - Viral Exanthem 
 - Lyme Disease (erythema migrans) 
Central Distribution,
Exanthem - Lyme Disease ... Syphilis - Lyme Disease ... distribution: - Psoriasis ... #Dermatology #Skin
Clinical Disease Characteristics and Suggested Algorithm for Diagnostic Evaluation of Patients With Symptoms of Polymyalgia Rheumatica

#Diagnosis
Clinical Disease ... Patients With Symptoms ... #Diagnosis #Rheumatology