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Cutaneous and Systemic Findings in Dermatomyositis
Cutaneous Findings:
 - Heliotrope sign and edema
 - Nail-fold changes
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Systemic Findings in Dermatomyositis ... Poikiloderma and V-neck ... sign or shawl sign ... #Dermatomyositis ... #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 dermatomyositis ... 1) heliotrope rash ... , 2) shawl sign, ... Papules #Clinical #Photo
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
Shawl sign poikiloderma in Dermatomyositis

Poikiloderma in general is a common finding in older individuals with chronic
Shawl sign poikiloderma ... along with other signs ... #Rash #Dermatomyositis ... Dermatology #Clinical #Photo ... #Neck
ANTI-MDA5 DERMATOMYOSITIS

Cutaneous manifestations:
• Periorbital heliotrope (blue-purple) rash with edema
• Erythematous rash on the face, or the
(blue-purple) rash ... • Erythematous rash ... chest (in a V-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
Dermatomyositis ... with heliotrope rash ... , shawl sign, and ... 1) heliotrope rash ... dermatology #clinical #photo
Sweet Syndrome

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome) is a skin condition characterized by fever and inflamed
sudden onset of a rash ... - Rash: multiple ... trunk, face or neck ... Episcleritis Signs ... multiforme - Dermatomyositis
Poikiloderma of Civatte (Photodamage Poikiloderma)

Poikiloderma in general is a common finding in older individuals with chronic
poikiloderma of dermatomyositis ... along with other signs ... #Photodamage #Rash ... Dermatology #Clinical #Photo ... #Neck
Anti-NXP-2 Dermatomyositis

What?
DM with generalized subcutaneous edema
Pts have more myalgias, more severe weakness, and an increased prevalence
weakness in the neck ... (blue-purple) rash ... • Erythematous rash ... chest (in a V-sign ... diagnosis #management #rheumatology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
evidence of (fatigue, rash ... Still disease, dermatomyositis ... Non-autoimmune rheumatologic ... Joint pain • Swan neck ... Erythematosus #Diagnosis #Rheumatology