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Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies (IIM's)

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

 • Overlap Myositis
Myositis Any ... antisynthetase syndrome • Inclusion ... #IIMs #diagnosis ... #rheumatology # ... dermatology #Myopathy
Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies - 
Dermatomyositis (DM), Immune-Mediated Necrotizing Myopathy (IMNM), Antisynthetase Syndrome (ASS), Inclusion Body Myositis
Syndrome (ASS), Inclusion ... Body Myositis ( ... Comparison #Managment #algorithm ... #Rheumatology # ... Differential
Myositis and Myopathies
Polymyositis 
 • Progressive, symmetric muscle weakness 
 • Elevated CK, +Anti-Jo, +Anti-Mi2
Dermatomyositis
Myositis and Myopathies ... #Myopathies #myopathy ... #differential # ... diagnosis #comparison ... #rheumatology
Myositis Specific Antibodies (MSAs)

Dermatomyositis: MDA5, TIF1y, NXP2, Mi-2, SAE
Anti-Synthetase Syndrome: Jo-1, PL7, PL12, EJ, OJ
Immune Mediated
Myositis Specific ... Mediated Necrotizing Myopathy ... ): HMGCR, SRP Inclusion ... Antibodies #MSAs #clinical ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Inflammatory Myopathies
Dermatomyositis
 • Onset: Subacute
 • Pattern: Proximal
 • CK: Up to 50X ULN
 • Autoantibodies:
Inflammatory Myopathies ... Autoimmune Myositis ... Body Myositis ... #differential # ... #rheumatology #
Creatine Kinase - Causes of Elevated CK Levels
Acute CK Elevation (Pain > Weakness):
 • RHABDOMYOLYSIS
- Metabolic Myopathies ... PROXIMAL AND DISTA: Inclusion ... body myositis ... #Elevated #CK #differential ... #diagnosis #rhabdomyolysis
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
- Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Inflammatory Myopathies ... phenomenon INCLUSION ... #Myopathy #rheumatology
Neurosarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Treatment
 • 5 to 40% of sarcoidosis, Heterogeneous, often inaugural
 • Central
pituitary gland, Myelitis ... neurosarcoidosis: Clinical ... Histology, MRI, Exclusion ... of Differential ... management #neurology #rheumatology