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Adaptive Quizzing CH 18 D. A patient presents in the emergency department with dysphagia, periorbital edema, lilac eyelid rash (DM), and severe muscle weakness. Which disease is consistent with the se assessment findings? Ankylosing spondylitis Polymyalgia rheumatica Polymyositis/dermatomyositis Reiter's syndrome Rationale Dysphagia,periorbitaledema,lilaceyelidrash(DM),andseveremuscleweakness alongwithmalignantneoplasmsinanolderpatientaresignsandsymptomsof polymyositis/dermatomyositis.Ankylosin...