Dermatomyositis
Über den Vortrag
Der Vortrag „Dermatomyositis“ von Roy Strowd, MD ist Bestandteil des Kurses „Erworbene neuromuskuläre Erkrankungen“.
Quiz zum Vortrag
A patient has proximal muscle weakness, a heliotrope rash, and Gottron papules. What is the one of the underlying drivers in the pathogenesis of the condition?
- Complement activation
- Intrafascicular infiltration of CD8+ T cells
- Statin-induced damage
- Trinucleotide expansion
- Frameshift mutation
Which of the following tests may be helpful in confirming suspected dermatomyositis?
- Muscle biopsy
- Serum ANA titer
- Skin biopsy
- Serum anti-Jo-1 titer
- Nerve conduction studies
Dermatomyositis is associated with which of the following symptoms?
- Erythema of the upper back, posterior neck, and shoulders ("shawl rash")
- Discoloration of the digits due to vasospasm
- Fibrosis of the lung
- Permanent vision loss
- Point tenderness
What will a muscle biopsy show from a patient suffering from dermatomyositis?
- Perimysial and perivascular inflammation
- Endomysial inflammation
- Fatty replacement
- Intramuscular vacuoles
- Normal findings
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Dozent des Vortrages Dermatomyositis
Roy Strowd, MD
Dr. Roy Strowd is the Assistant Dean of Undergraduate Medical Education at the Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, in North Carolina, USA.
He obtained his MD from Wake Forest School of Medicine in 2009, and his MEd from Johns Hopkins University in 2021. Currently, he co-directs the Neurofibromatosis and Tuberous Sclerosis Clinics at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, and is a researcher for the Adult Brain Tumor Consortium (ABTC) and Alliance for Clinical Trials in Neuro-Oncology.
Due to his achievements, he earned the M. Brownell Anderson Award from the Association of American Medical Colleges.
Within Lecturio, Dr. Strowd teaches courses on Clinical Neurology.
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