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Dermatomyositis

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

External ophthalmoplegia

Paralysis of the external ocular muscles.

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PMID (PMCID)
11870702	FEMALE	Adult
	Concomitant dermatomyositis and myasthenia gravis presenting with respiratory insufficiency.
	van de Warrenburg BP, Hengstman GJ, Vos PE, Boerman RH, ter Laak HJ, van Engelen BG. Muscle Nerve. 2002;25(2):293-6.
	We report a 28-year-old woman with a history of chronic immune-mediated hepatitis, in whom the simultaneous manifestation of dermatomyositis and myasthenia gravis resulted in severe neck extensor weakness and subacute respiratory insufficiency, followed by proximal muscle weakness and external ophthalmoplegia.