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Exam questionKROK 2Medicine · 2023

A 66-year-old man complains of marked weakness. The onset of the disease was acute: he developed fever and pain in the joints and along the muscles of his legs. Objectively, he has a violet-cyanotic erythema around his eyes and over the knee joints. His heart rate is 120/min., heart sounds are weakened. Blood test: leukocytes — 12 • 109/L, ESR — 40 mm/hour. Make the diagnosis.

Answer options

  1. Atopic dermatitis
  2. Systemic lupus erythematosus
  3. Rheumatoid arthritis
  4. Reactive polyarthritis
  5. Dermatomyositis
Correct answer

Dermatomyositis

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