Saturday, January 19, 2008

DERMATOMYOSITIS

MUSCLE PAINS

Malignancy (breast, lung, ovary, GI)
Ungual telangiectasias
Subcutaneous calcinosis
Cardiac
Liver
Eyes (heliotrope lids, photosensitivity, retinopathy)
Poikiloderma / Polyarthritis
Aldolase
Interstitial pneumonitis
Needle biopsy
Sclerodermatomyositis

14 P's
Pruritis
Purple
Periocular rash
Poikiloderma
Palms - mechanic's hands
Peritoneal-ovarian cancer
Paraneoplastic
Photosensitive
Photodermatitis
Periungual telangiectasia
Papules-Gottron
Polyarthritis
Pneumonitis
Polyphasic potentials on EMG

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