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Autoimmune Myositis
Necrotizing myopathy is associated with higher CK levels, greater level of muscle weakness, less systemic
Dermatomyositis ... can present with rash ... , Shaw sign, holster ... sign, and Gottron's ... Myositis #diagnosis #rheumatology
Dermatomyositis
A middle-aged man describes progressive difficulty combing his hair and rising from a seated position over
Dermatomyositis ... This is a case of ... 1) heliotrope rash ... , 2) shawl sign, ... usually indicates myopathy
ANTI-MDA5 DERMATOMYOSITIS

Cutaneous manifestations:
• Periorbital heliotrope (blue-purple) rash with edema
• Erythematous rash on the face, or the
(blue-purple) rash ... chest (in a V-sign ... shoulders (in a shawl sign ... Inverse Gottron’s sign ... #rheumatology #
Dermatomyositis with heliotrope rash, shawl sign, and Gottron's papules

A middle-aged man describes progressive difficulty combing his
, shawl sign, and ... out this is a case ... , 2) shawl sign, ... usually indicates myopathy ... skinrash #shawl #sign
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
Disorders Testing Algorithm ... for secondary causes ... eosinophilia (common causes ... organ-specific signs ... symptoms (eg, skin
Papulosquamous Skin Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Erythrematous or violaceous papules & plaques with overlying scale
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Papulosquamous Skin ... Rash - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Auspitz sign, Koebner's ... #causes
Sweet Syndrome

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome) is a skin condition characterized by fever and inflamed
sudden onset of a rash ... - Rash: multiple ... Episcleritis Signs ... Causes: - Idiopathic ... multiforme - Dermatomyositis
Anti-NXP-2 Dermatomyositis

What?
DM with generalized subcutaneous edema
Pts have more myalgias, more severe weakness, and an increased prevalence
(blue-purple) rash ... chest (in a V-sign ... shoulders (in a shawl sign ... Muscle atrophy may cause ... diagnosis #management #rheumatology
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
) • Anti-Mi2 (skin ... Symptoms: • Gottron rash ... papules and Gottron sign ... ) • Shawl sign ... statins - probably caused
Common Dermatological Conditions - Distribution and Morphology
 • Acne vulgaris - Face, upper back, chest -
associated with signs ... on sun-damaged skin ... honey-colored crusts ... macerated areas with satellite ... #dermatology #rash