Dermatomyositis

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

Acute kidney injury

Sudden loss of renal function, as manifested by decreased urine production, and a rise in serum creatinine or blood urea nitrogen concentration (azotemia).


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PMID (PMCID)
30042104
 FEMALE Adult
Double-positive with positive anti-glomerular basement membrane antibody and ANCA-positive disease in a patient with dermatomyositis.
Dein EJ, Crespo-Bosque M, Timlin H, Geetha D.
BMJ Case Rep. 2018;2018:.
We present the case of a 44-year-old woman with stable anti-Jo1 dermatomyositis, who presented with acute kidney injury.