1. Dermatomyositis: A diagnostic dilemma
Diego M. Da Silva, BA, Basil Patel, MD, Victoria P. Werth, MD 
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 
Volume 79, Issue 2, Pages (August 2018)
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2. Fig 1
Breakdown of prior diagnoses in dermatomyositis patients. *Undiagnosed were cases in which physician evaluation was obtained, however, no prior diagnosis was indicated. Includes patients who were told that their diagnosis was not known. †Diagnoses included dermatitis (n = 7), rosacea (n = 5), eczema (n = 5), psoriasis (n = 4), rheumatoid arthritis (n = 2), mixed connective tissue disease (n = 2), lichen planus (n = 1), juvenile inflammatory arthritis (n = 1), chronic urticaria (n = 1), fibromyalgia (n = 1), inclusion body myositis (n = 1), vasculitis (n = 1), serum sickness (n = 1), and polymyalgia rheumatica (n = 1). CLE, Cutaneous lupus erythematosus; DM, dermatomyositis; SLE, systemic lupus erythematosis; UCTD, undifferentiated connective tissue disease.
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