Dermatomyositis

Clinic

• Dermatomyositis (DM) is a long-term inflammatory disorder which affects skin and muscles.
• Its symptoms are generally a skin rash and worsening muscle weakness over time
• Other symptoms may include weight loss, fever, lung inflammation, or light sensitivity.
• Complications may include calcium deposits in muscles or skin.

• Causation: Autoimmune disease as a result of a viral infection
• Dermatomyositis is a type of inflammatory myopathy.

• Skin: Raised papules that agg by exposure to sunlight, and are often very itchy, painful, and may bleed.

Accompanied entities

• Muscles: Progressive muscle weakness in the proximal muscles (

• Arthritis: 30%
• Cough + Difficult breathing
• Arrhythmia
• Stomach / Intestine blood vessels: Black tarry bowel movements, or may develop a hole somewhere in their GI tract.
• Dyspahagia
• Raynaud Syndrome

Miasms

CXA, CXB, ECHO

WNE