Dermatomyositis

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

Cardiomyopathy

A myocardial disorder in which the heart muscle is structurally and functionally abnormal, in the absence of coronary artery disease, hypertension, valvular disease and congenital heart disease sufficient to cause the observed myocardial abnormality.


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PMID (PMCID)
26443969
 MALE Middle Aged
Successful treatment with intravenous high-dose immunoglobulin for cardiomyopathy in dermatomyositis complicated with rapid progressive interstitial pneumonia.
Yoshimatsu Y, Kotani T, Fujiki Y, Oda K, Kataoka T, Yamairi K, Hata K, Otani K, Kamimori T, Fujiwara H.
Int J Rheum Dis. 2019;22(2):321-324.
Successful treatment with intravenous high-dose immunoglobulin for cardiomyopathy in dermatomyositis complicated with rapid progressive interstitial pneumonia.
26443969
 MALE Middle Aged
Successful treatment with intravenous high-dose immunoglobulin for cardiomyopathy in dermatomyositis complicated with rapid progressive interstitial pneumonia.
Yoshimatsu Y, Kotani T, Fujiki Y, Oda K, Kataoka T, Yamairi K, Hata K, Otani K, Kamimori T, Fujiwara H.
Int J Rheum Dis. 2019;22(2):321-324.
We experienced a dermatomyositis patient with multiple adverse prognostic factors, complicating rapid progressive IP, macrophage activation syndrome (MAS), and cardiomyopathy.
26443969
 MALE Middle Aged
Successful treatment with intravenous high-dose immunoglobulin for cardiomyopathy in dermatomyositis complicated with rapid progressive interstitial pneumonia.
Yoshimatsu Y, Kotani T, Fujiki Y, Oda K, Kataoka T, Yamairi K, Hata K, Otani K, Kamimori T, Fujiwara H.
Int J Rheum Dis. 2019;22(2):321-324.
Cardiomyopathy and rapid progressive interstitial pneumonia (IP) are potentially fatal complications in polymyositis/dermatomyositis.
26443969
 MALE Middle Aged
Successful treatment with intravenous high-dose immunoglobulin for cardiomyopathy in dermatomyositis complicated with rapid progressive interstitial pneumonia.
Yoshimatsu Y, Kotani T, Fujiki Y, Oda K, Kataoka T, Yamairi K, Hata K, Otani K, Kamimori T, Fujiwara H.
Int J Rheum Dis. 2019;22(2):321-324.
This is the first report to present the effectiveness of IVIg for cardiomyopathy in dermatomyositis.
25243267
 MALE Middle Aged
Anti-MDA5 positive clinically amyopathic dermatomyositis presenting with severe cardiomyopathy.
Pau-Charles I, Moreno PJ, Ortiz-Ibanez K, Lucero MC, Garcia-Herrera A, Espinosa G, Nicolas JM, Castro P, Grau JM, Casciola-Rosen L, Mascaro JM Jr.
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2014;28(8):1097-1102.
Anti-MDA5 positive clinically amyopathic dermatomyositis presenting with severe cardiomyopathy.
14571647
 MALE
[Cardiac effects of dermatomyositis. A case report].
Cuilleret FJ, Agraou B, Kyndt X, Cuilleret V, Agraou H, el Mansour N, Abolmaali K, Bodart JC, Cattet I, Manouvrier J, Vilarem D.
Arch Mal Coeur Vaiss. 2003;96(9):919-22.
We report the observation of a patient with dermatomyositis, in whom ventricular tachycardia, and dilated hypokinetic cardiomyopathy were in the foreground of the cardiac anomalies.