Dermatomyositis

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

Rheumatoid arthritis

Inflammatory changes in the synovial membranes and articular structures with widespread fibrinoid degeneration of the collagen fibers in mesenchymal tissues, as well as atrophy and rarefaction of bony structures.


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PMID (PMCID)
30333415
 FEMALE
Rheumatoid Arthritis Complicated with Anti-melanoma Differentiation-associated Gene 5 Antibody-positive Interstitial Pneumonia.
Matsumoto H, Sato S, Fujita Y, Yashiro-Furuya M, Matsuoka N, Asano T, Kobayashi H, Watanabe H, Migita K.
Intern Med. 2019;58(5):737-742.
Anti-MDA5 antibody-positive ILD, as well as dermatomyositis with RP-ILD, can occur in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
29151514
(5891532)
 FEMALE Middle Aged
Dermatomyositis Complicated by Digital Ischemia and Lung Adenocarcinoma in a Patient with Positive Anti-signal Recognition Particle Antibodies.
Nawata T, Kubo M, Mitsui H, Oishi K, Omoto M, Kanda T, Yano M.
Intern Med. 2018;57(6):883-886.
A 58-year-old Japanese woman was diagnosed with anti-signal recognition particle (SRP)-positive dermatomyositis associated with Sjogren's syndrome, rheumatoid arthritis and lung adenocarcinoma.
30075502
(6081063)
 MALE Adult
Management of multiple neurological complications in mixed connective tissue disease: A case report.
Hao Y, Feng L, Teng Y, Cheng Y, Feng J.
Medicine (Baltimore). 2018;97(31):e11360.
Mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) refers to an overlapping condition of different autoimmune disorders such as systemic lupus erythematosus, cutaneous systemic sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, polymyositis, and dermatomyositis.
28673091
 MALE Middle Aged
Review of Primary Cutaneous Mucinoses in Nonlupus Connective Tissue Diseases.
Wong RX, Chia JC, Haber RM.
J Cutan Med Surg. 2018;22(1):65-70.
We report the first case, to our knowledge, of lichen myxedematosus in association with rheumatoid arthritis as well as a case in association with dermatomyositis.
25211404
 FEMALE Middle Aged
A case of multicentric reticulohistiocytosis.
Baek IW, Yoo SH, Yang H, Park J, Kim KJ, Cho CS.
Mod Rheumatol. 2017;27(1):165-168.
Notably, these features are similar to those found in some rheumatic diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis or dermatomyositis, and this can lead to a misdiagnosis, especially during periods where only one feature is present.
28404567
 FEMALE Middle Aged
Accidental hydroxychloroquine overdose resulting in neurotoxic vestibulopathy.
Chansky PB, Werth VP.
BMJ Case Rep. 2017;2017:.
Hydroxychloroquine is an oral antimalarial medication commonly used off-label for a variety of rheumatological conditions, including systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, Sjogren's syndrome and dermatomyositis.
28458320
(5478575)
 MIXED_SAMPLE Adult
Four Cases of Pneumatosis Cystoides Intestinalis Complicated by Connective Tissue Diseases.
Suzuki E, Kanno T, Hazama M, Kobayashi H, Watanabe H, Ohira H.
Intern Med. 2017;56(9):1101-1106.
This report describes four cases of PCI with different CTDs (granulomatosis with polyangiitis, rheumatoid arthritis, dermatomyositis, and overlap syndrome) and discusses the background of each patient and common risk factors for the occurrence of PCI.
25619281
 FEMALE Adult
Successful delivery in a patient with clinically amyopathic dermatomyositis during pregnancy despite first-trimester acute exacerbation of interstitial lung disease.
Ochiai M, Sato E, Tanaka E, Tochihara M, Shimizu Y, Osawa H, Sidara K, Sugimoto N, Hoshi D, Kawaguchi Y, Taniguchi A, Yamanaka H.
Mod Rheumatol. 2017;27(2):364-368.
A 37-year-old woman with rheumatoid arthritis and interstitial lung disease (ILD) developed clinically amyopathic dermatomyositis (CADM) after achieving pregnancy through in vitro fertilization.
29045979
 FEMALE Middle Aged
[Changes of serum Krebs von den Lungen-6 levels in interstitial lung disease associated with dermatomyositis and secondary Sjogren's syndrome: a case report].
Yu JF, Jin YB, He J, An Y, Li ZG.
Beijing Da Xue Xue Bao Yi Xue Ban. 2017;49(5):910-914.
The underlying pathogenesis of ILDs is complex and associated with multiple rheumatologic conditions, such as systemic sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, pollymyositis and dermatomyositis, Sjogren's syndrome, and systemic lupus erythematosus.
26969825
 FEMALE Middle Aged
Pemphigus vulgaris-associated interstitial lung disease.
Bai YX, Chu JG, Xiao T, Chen HD.
Dermatol Ther. 2016;29(4):228-32.
Taken previously reported bullous pemphigoid-associated ILD and linear IgA/IgG bullous dermatosis-associated ILD together, in general, AIBDs-associated ILD occurs when AIBDs relapse or are not controlled, responds well to systemic corticosteroids, and has a relatively better prognosis when compared with rheumatoid arthritis- or dermatomyositis-associated ILD.
26197989
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Disseminated histoplasmosis partially mimicking a dermatomyositis in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis.
Dussouil AS, Allardet-Servent J, Dunogeant L, Grauer JL, Ranque S, Nasser V.
Br J Dermatol. 2015;173(3):797-800.
We report the case of a patient treated with methotrexate and corticosteroid therapy for rheumatoid arthritis and who presented with disseminated histoplasmosis that partially mimicked a dermatomyositis.
26197989
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Disseminated histoplasmosis partially mimicking a dermatomyositis in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis.
Dussouil AS, Allardet-Servent J, Dunogeant L, Grauer JL, Ranque S, Nasser V.
Br J Dermatol. 2015;173(3):797-800.
Disseminated histoplasmosis partially mimicking a dermatomyositis in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis.
26245523
(4530986)
 FEMALE Middle Aged
Mixed Connective Tissue Disease and Papillary Thyroid Cancer: A Case Report.
Thongpooswan S, Tushabe R, Song J, Kim P, Abrudescu A.
Am J Case Rep. 2015;16:517-9.
Mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) is a connective tissue disorder characterized by high titers of distinct antibodies: U1 ribonucleoprotein with clinical features seen in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), rheumatoid arthritis (RA), dermatomyositis (DM), polymyositis, and scleroderma.
25766462
 FEMALE Middle Aged
Neuromyelitis optica with cutaneous findings: case report and review of the literature.
Martin C, Maurer T, Mutizwa MM.
Dermatology. 2015;230(4):289-92.
Serologic testing prompted by history and cutaneous stigmata revealed additional humoral derangements, together suggestive of an overlap syndrome with features of amyopathic dermatomyositis, rheumatoid arthritis and lupus erythematosus.
25331410
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[A case of clinical overlap syndrome of rheumatoid arthritis and amyopathic dermatomyositis with multiple pulmonary injuries].
Liu S, An Y, Jia Y, Li ZG.
Beijing Da Xue Xue Bao Yi Xue Ban. 2014;46(5):805-8.
[A case of clinical overlap syndrome of rheumatoid arthritis and amyopathic dermatomyositis with multiple pulmonary injuries].
23942768
 MIXED_SAMPLE Middle Aged
Cytomegalovirus disease of the upper gastrointestinal tract in patients with rheumatic diseases: a case series and literature review.
Ozaki T, Yamashita H, Kaneko S, Yorifuji H, Takahashi H, Ueda Y, Takahashi Y, Kaneko H, Kano T, Mimori A.
Clin Rheumatol. 2013;32(11):1683-90.
Ten CMV-UGT events (six gastric ulcer, two esophagitis, one gastritis, and one duodenal ulcer) in nine patients (three rheumatoid arthritis, three systemic lupus erythematosus, one dermatomyositis, one systemic sclerosis, and one overlap syndrome) were identified based on pathology.
24353496
(3858664)
 OTHER
Mixed connective tissue disease presenting with progressive scleroderma symptoms in a 10-year-old girl.
Latuskiewicz-Potemska J, Zygmunt A, Biernacka-Zielinska M, Stanczyk J, Smolewska E.
Postepy Dermatol Alergol. 2013;30(5):329-36.
The core of MCTD is an appearance of symptoms of several other inflammatory diseases of connective tissue - systemic lupus erythematosus, systemic scleroderma, poly- or dermatomyositis, rheumatoid arthritis at the same time, accompanied by a high level of anti-ribonucleoprotein antibodies (anti-U1RNP).
23547396
 FEMALE Adult
[Macrophage activation syndrome: report on three cases].
Zietkiewicz M, Hajduk A, Wojteczek A, Smolenska Z, Czuszynska Z, Zdrojewski Z.
Ann Acad Med Stetin. 2012;58(1):55-61.
The macrophage activation syndrome is usually associated with juvenile idiopathic arthritis and adult-onset Still's disease and rarely with rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, dermatomyositis, and systemic sclerosis.
19953077
 MIXED_SAMPLE Adult
[CT imaging features of pulmonary involvement in connective tissue disorders].
Brillet PY, Mama N, Nunes H, Uzunhan Y, Abbad S, Brauner MW.
J Radiol. 2009;90(11 Pt 2):1854-68.
In adults, connective tissue disorders include rheumatoid arthritis, progressive systemic sclerosis, Sjogren syndrome, systemic lupus erythematosus, dermatomyositis and polymyositis, ankylosing spondylitis, and mixed connective tissue disease.
19399327
 FEMALE Middle Aged
[Refractory dermatomyositis associated with chronic organizing pneumonia treated with rituximab: report of one case].
Yanez V J, Cisternas M M, Saldias H V, Saldias P F.
Rev Med Chil. 2009;137(1):88-93.
Chronic organizing pneumonia (COP) has often been reported as a pulmonary manifestation of collagen vascular diseases, mainly rheumatoid arthritis, but the association of COP and dermatomyositis (DM) has rarely been documented.