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A 41 Year-old woman with proximal muscle weakness in the setting of “rheumatoid arthritis” and an abnormal chest x-ray Rheumatology Rounds December 15, 2006 Lisa Christopher-Stine, MD, MPH Assistant Professor of Medicine Co-Director, The Johns Hopkins Myositis Center No Relevant Financial Relationships with Commercial Interests Objectives To review the historical, physical examination, and pathological findings of a patient who presents with upper extremity proximal weakness ? To explore the differential diagnosis of this case To gain insight into the meaning of the associated autoantibodies