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Polymyositis:
Dx criteria
Symmetrical proximal muscle weakness
No dysphagia, no resp mm weakness

Elevated CK (aldolase, ALT, AST, LDH--AST/ALT located in muscle too!)

EMG

Muscle bx
Dermatomyositis:
Dx criteria
Symmetrical proximal muscle weakness
No dysphagia, no resp mm weakness

Elevated CK (aldolase, ALT, AST, LDH--AST/ALT located in muscle too!)

Muscle bx
Heliotrope rash
Dermatomyositis (heliotrope = lavender)
T cells involved in dermatomyositis and polymyositis.
CD4+ in DM
CD8+ in Polymyositis
Extramuscular involvement of dermatomyositis/polymyositis.
Constitutional syx (fatigue, wait loss, Raynaud's)

Dysphagia***
Pulm*** (respiratory mm weakness)
Fibromyalgia:
Presentation
Widespread musculoskeletal pain
No inflammation on exam
Normal labs

NO WEAKNESS
Polymyalgia Rheumatica:
Presentation
Proximal mm myalgias and stiffness
NO weakness

Morning stiffness >1 hr
Duration syx >2-4 hrs
Anemia
High ESR >40
Patients with this condition should be evaluated for temporal arteritis.
Polymyalgia rheumatica

TA can leadt to scalp tenderness, visual changes, jaw claudication
ANCA tests
Vasculitis
In vasculitis, C-ANCA is _____.
Diffuse throughout cytoplasm
In vasculitis, P-ANCA is ________.
Perinuclear
CCP is associated with ________.
RA
Anti-topoisomerase I is associated with _________.
Diffuse scleroderma
Anti-synthetase is associated with _______.
ILD
Anti-dsDNA is associated with _______.
SLE GN
SS-A is associated with _______.
Congenital heart block (neonatal lupus!)
Anti-centromere is associated with _______.
Limited scleroderma (CREST syndrome)
This disorder is female:male 9:1.
SLE
Sjögren's
This involves beta-adrenergic receptors.
vasodilation
This involves PDGF.
Pro-fibrotic state
Type B synoviocytes
Fibroblast like

(type A are like macs)
This is avascular.
Articular cartilage
Anti-phospholipid is associated with ______.
Thrombosis
CCP is associated with ______.
Early RA
Proximal muscle pain and stiffness is associated with _______.
Polymyalgia rheumatica

(old, stiff, high SED rate, responds to low dose prednisone)
Plantar fascitis is associated with ________.
Enthesitis
Negatively birefringent is associated with ______.
Uric acid crystles
Conjunctivitis is associated with ______.
Reactive arthritis
Esophageal dysmotility is associated with _________.
Polymyositis
Parotid enlargement is associated with ________.
Sjögren's Syndrome
Syndesmophytes is associated with _________.
Ankylosing spondyltis
Nail pitting is associated with _________.
Psoriatic arthritis
Keratoderma blennorrhagicum is associated with _________.
Reactive arthritis
Libman Sacks endocarditis is associated with _________.
SLE
Subcutaneous calcinosis is associated with _________.
Scleroderma
Ischemic optic neuropathy is associated with _________.
Giant cell arteritis (temporal)
Sicca is associated with _________.
Sjogren's

Note: Sicca = eye dryness
Estrogen is associated with _________.
Uricosuric (inc'd excretion of urea in urine)
Malignant hypertension is associated with _________.
Diffuse scleroderma
Salmonella infection is associated with _________.
Reactive arthritis
Subcutaneous nodule is associated with _________.
RA
HGPRT deficiency is associated with _________.
Hyperuricemia
TNF-alpha is associated with _________.
Induces COX-2 (INFLAMMATION)
IL-1 receptor antagonist is associated with _________.
Naturally occurring anti-inflammatory cytokine
TGF-beta is associated with _________.
Pro-fibrotic
Shared epitope is associated with _________.
5 amino acid sequence--near Ag binding grooce; assocd w/RA
IL-6 is associated with _________.
enhances Ig synthesis (b cells-->plasma cells)
Role of MMP.
Degrades collagen and proteoglycan matrix
Inflammasome is associated with _________.
Activated by uric acid crystals
HLA-DR4
Synovitis
RA
HLA-B27
Dactylitis
Psoriatic arthritis
Elevated ESR
Headachea
Giant cell arteritis
Elevated CPK
Gottrons plaques
Dermatomyositis
Multiple tender points
Insomnia
Fibromyalgia
Effects of TNF-alpha/IL-1 on:
Macrophages
Endothelium
Hepatocytes
Synoviocytes
Macs-->inc'd inflammn via pro-inflamm cytokines

Endothelium: Inc'd cell infiltration via inc'd adhesion molecs
Inc'd angiogenesis via inc'd VEGF

Hepatocytes: inc'd CRP in serum via inc'd acute phase response

Inc'd articular cartilage degradation via inc'd MMP
This is the cause of a human bite infection.
Eikenella
Pain is out of proportion in this syndrome.
Compartment syndrome