Dermatomyositis

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

Tachycardia

A rapid heartrate that exceeds the range of the normal resting heartrate for age.


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PMID (PMCID)
30061130
 FEMALE Middle Aged
Fatal case of macrophage activation syndrome (MAS) in a patient with dermatomyositis and cytomegalovirus (CMV) viraemia.
Lange AV, Kazi S, Chen W, Barnes A.
BMJ Case Rep. 2018;2018:.
We describe a case of an adult with dermatomyositis (DM) who presents with a rash, high fevers, tachycardia and hypotension, initially concerning for an infectious aetiology or a DM flare.