DERMATOMYOSITIS

Course overview

DERMATOMYOSITIS IS A RARE CONDITION THAT CAUSES MUSCLE INFLAMMATION. IT PRESENTS WITH SYMMETRIC PROXIMAL MUSCLE WEAKNESS, SKIN RASH, AND EXTRAMACULAR MANIFESTATIONS, SUCH AS ESOPHAGEAL DYSFUNCTION AND INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE. DERMATOMYOSITIS IS STRONGLY ASSOCIATED WITH MALIGNANCY, ESPECIALLY IN ADULTS. THIS ACTIVITY OUTLINES THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF DERMATOMYOSITIS AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN IMPROVING CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.