Dermato

myositis
Presented by

Khemchit Boonbandanrit Meui 1205

WHAT is
Dermatomyositis?
● Muscle disease

● Skin disorder
WHAT is
Dermatomyositis?
● Autoimmune disease*

● Commonly found in adults in their 40 -

60 or kids in their 5 - 15.

* Condition that caused by immune system

(antibodies) against your body *
THE CAUSES

● Still UNKNOWN for this.

● THOUGHT to be caused by combination of

environmental factors, genetic, and immune.

● Some thought that caused by microangiopathy

affecting the skin and muscle.

**microangiopathy - small vessel disease**

Signs

HAIR LOSS EYE RASHES

SWELLINGS ON
KNEES/ELBOWS

SHAWL SIGN
GOTTRON
PAPULES
 MUSCLES WEAKNESS

Signs (Early state, arm

legs/joint pains )

RAGGED CUTICLES
ON NAILS

PROMINENT BLOOD
VESSELS ON NAILs
THE CURE

● Specific symptomatic treatment.

● The standard treatment : Corticosteroid drug

- can be taken medicine, inhaled or

injection depend on the conditions.

- cause severe side effects.

**is a anti-inflammatory drug (for the blood

vessels)**
THE CURE

● The physical therapy and exercise

THE CURE

● immunosuppressant medications

- suppress the strength of the body’s immune

system.
THE CURE

● topical ointment for skin rashes.

THE
PREVENTION

**There are no prevention yet.**

**Still don’t have a vaccine.**

 REFERENCES

● Dermatomyositis. (n.d.). Retrieved September 13, 2020, from

https://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/diseases/6263/dermatomyositis
● Watson, S. (2019, March 26). Autoimmune Diseases: Types, Symptoms,
Causes, Diagnosis & More. Retrieved September 13, 2020, from
https://www.healthline.com/health/autoimmune-disorders
● Dermatomyositis. (n.d.). Retrieved September 13, 2020, from
https://dermnetnz.org/topics/dermatomyositis/
THANK YOU