Myositis

Question 1

What is Myositis

Answer 1

Inlammation and necrosis of skeletal muscle

Skin affected? Dematomyosistis

Question 2

What is Dermatomyosistis

Answer 2

Inflammation and necrosis of skeletal muscle w/ skin involvemnet

Question 3

What are the presentations of Myositis

Answer 3

Symmetrical shoulder muscle wasting
Pelvic girdle wasting
Cant stand from sitting/ put hands on head
Gotten papules
Heliotrope purple eyelids

Question 4

What are the dermatomyosistis presentations

Answer 4

Myositis Sx w/

• Gottron Papules (Scaley knuckles)
• Heliotrope (Purple eyelid)

Question 5

What are gottron papules

Answer 5

Scaley knuckles found in dermatomysositis

Question 6

What is heliotrope

Answer 6

Purple eyelids found in dematomyositis

Question 7

How is Myosistis Investigated

Answer 7

muscle fibre biopsy = necrosis
Raised LDH and Creatinine Kinase
Anti-JO1 and Anti mi2 Antibodie

Question 8

Anti Jo1 and Anti mi2 is raised in what disease

Answer 8

Deratomysositis

Question 9

How is myositis treated

Answer 9

Bed rest with prednisolone

Prednisolone

Question 10

What 4 things are raised in myositis

Answer 10

LDH
Creatinine Kinase
Anti JO1
Anti mi2

Question 11

What can be given for patients with myositis

Answer 11

Prednisolone