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Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies - 
Dermatomyositis (DM), Immune-Mediated Necrotizing Myopathy (IMNM), Antisynthetase Syndrome (ASS), Inclusion Body Myositis
Myopathies - Dermatomyositis ... Immune-Mediated Necrotizing Myopathy ... Myopathies #Idiopathic #Myopathy ... #Comparison #Managment ... #algorithm #Rheumatology
Myositis and Myopathies
Polymyositis 
 • Progressive, symmetric muscle weakness 
 • Elevated CK, +Anti-Jo, +Anti-Mi2
Dermatomyositis
Anti-Jo, +Anti-Mi2 Dermatomyositis ... muscle weakness, rash ... pain and/or joint aches ... 5-15% of lupus myopathy ... differential #diagnosis #comparison
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 ... usually indicates myopathy ... Papules #Clinical #Photo
Dermatomyositis with heliotrope rash, shawl sign, and Gottron's papules

A middle-aged man describes progressive difficulty combing his
with heliotrope rash ... 1) heliotrope rash ... usually indicates myopathy ... #heliotrope #skinrash ... dermatology #clinical #photo
Psoriasiform Scalp Findings in Dermatomyositis

Scalp: DM patients can present with a psoriasiform scalp eruption characterized redness,
presenting sign in some cases ... #Scalp #sign #SkinRash ... #Dermatomyositis ... #Dermatomyositis ... Dermatology #Clinical #Photo