Dermatomyositis

A type of idiopathic inflammatory myopathy characterized by evocative skin lesions and symmetrical proximal muscle weakness.

Proteinuria

Increased levels of protein in the urine.


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PMID (PMCID)
12169874
 FEMALE Adult
Dermatomyositis associated with membranous nephropathy in a 43-year-old female.
Akashi Y, Inoh M, Gamo N, Kinashi M, Ohbayashi S, Miyake H, Kurata N.
Am J Nephrol. 2002;22(4):385-8.
She had been diagnosed with dermatomyositis at another hospital 8 years earlier and proteinuria had developed suddenly.
11432494
 MALE Child
Dermatomyositis with membranous nephropathy.
Soylu A, Kavukcu S, Turkmen M, Saroglu S.
Turk J Pediatr. 2001;43(2):143-5.
Although some renal findings like proteinuria, hematuria, pyuria, progressive renal insufficiency, and glomerular and tubular calcium deposits with arteriolar fibrosis have been described, glomerulonephritides have rarely been associated with dermatomyositis, especially in childhood cases.