Top Clinical Insights: Dermatomyositis: How I Do It
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- Patients with dermatomyositis typically see a dermatology provider for their symptoms prior to any other healthcare provider.
- 20 percent of people with dermatomyositis do not have muscle disease.
- Dermatomyositis is a high stakes diagnosis, as it is associated with cancer and interstitial lung disease. Risk of malignancy is highest in the first 3 years after dermatomyositis symptoms begin.
- If ulcerations occur over Gottron's papules, have high suspicion for lung disease.