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Myositis and Myopathies
Polymyositis 
 • Progressive, symmetric muscle weakness 
 • Elevated CK, +Anti-Jo, +Anti-Mi2
Dermatomyositis
muscle weakness, rash ... /or joint aches ... myopathy) VA Joint ... differential #diagnosis #comparison ... #rheumatology
Top 10 situations when to think about lupus
1) Inflammatory joint pain (especially in the wrists and
) Inflammatory joint ... pain (especially ... everywhere) 2) A rash ... 6) An annular rash ... erythematosus #rheumatology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
SLE (Systemic Lupus ... evidence of (fatigue, rash ... eruption - Butterfly rash ... Photosensitive rash ... Photosensitivity • Malar rash
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
Macrophage Activation ... arthritis (sJIA) • Adult-onset ... Petechial or purpuric rash ... erythematosus [SLE ... #Rheumatology
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
RP-ILD), dermato-rheumatologic ... cancer-associated adult ... Symptoms: • Gottron rash ... Syndrome: Fever, joint ... #rheumatology #