Dermatomyositis

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

Fever

Elevated body temperature due to failed thermoregulation.


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PMID (PMCID)
29571300
(5866516)
 FEMALE Middle Aged
Erythroderma and extensive poikiloderma - a rare initial presentation of dermatomyositis: a case report.
Herath HMMTB, Keragala BSDP, Pahalagamage SP, Janappriya GHCC, Kulatunga A, Gunasekera CN.
J Med Case Rep. 2018;12(1):83.
This case illustrates a rare presentation of dermatomyositis initially presenting as fever, erythroderma, and proximal muscle weakness and later developing poikiloderma involving more than 90% of the skin.
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.
27512560
(4969844)
 OTHER
Endoscopic bronchial occlusion with silicone spigots under virtual bronchoscopic navigation.
Hayama M, Sato S, Shiroyama T, Nishida T, Nishihara T, Okamoto N.
Respirol Case Rep. 2016;4(4):e00157.
A 68-year-old woman with interstitial lung disease related to dermatomyositis and systemic scleroderma was admitted to our hospital with fever and dyspnoea.
27484255
(4969676)
 MALE
Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis with leukoencephalopathy in a patient with dermatomyositis accompanied with peripheral T-cell lymphoma: a case report.
Teshigawara S, Katada Y, Maeda Y, Yoshimura M, Kudo-Tanaka E, Tsuji S, Harada Y, Matsushita M, Ohshima S, Watanabe K, Kumode T, Hoshida Y, Saeki Y.
J Med Case Rep. 2016;10:212.
A 17-year-old Asian male adolescent with dermatomyositis and hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis that were controlled with corticosteroid therapy presented to our hospital with high fever and altered consciousness.
24609759
 MIXED_SAMPLE Adult
Tuberculous pyomyositis: a re-emerging entity of many faces.
Simopoulou T, Varna A, Dailiana Z, Katsiari C, Alexiou I, Basdekis G, Malizos KN, Sakkas LI.
Clin Rheumatol. 2016;35(4):1105-10.
We present three patients diagnosed with TB pyomyositis: a 46-year-old man with dermatomyositis (DM) and hepatitis B who presented with fever, muscle weakness, and an abscess at the right proximal arm; a 71-year-old immunocompetent male, with a past medical history of tuberculous lymphadenopathy in childhood, who presented with a 2-month history of fever and pain at the right thigh, and a 44-year-old woman with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) on prednisone and methotrexate who presented with skin eruption at her thighs mimicking lupus panniculitis.
24609759
 MIXED_SAMPLE Adult
Tuberculous pyomyositis: a re-emerging entity of many faces.
Simopoulou T, Varna A, Dailiana Z, Katsiari C, Alexiou I, Basdekis G, Malizos KN, Sakkas LI.
Clin Rheumatol. 2016;35(4):1105-10.
We present three patients diagnosed with TB pyomyositis: a 46-year-old man with dermatomyositis (DM) and hepatitis B who presented with fever, muscle weakness, and an abscess at the right proximal arm; a 71-year-old immunocompetent male, with a past medical history of tuberculous lymphadenopathy in childhood, who presented with a 2-month history of fever and pain at the right thigh, and a 44-year-old woman with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) on prednisone and methotrexate who presented with skin eruption at her thighs mimicking lupus panniculitis.
21181073
 MALE Middle Aged
Association of anti-glomerular basement membrane antibody disease with dermatomyositis and psoriasis: case report.
Machado NP, Camargo CZ, Oliveira AC, Buosi AL, Pucinelli ML, Souza AW.
Sao Paulo Med J. 2010;128(5):306-8.
a 51-year-old man with a history of dermatomyositis and vulgar psoriasis presented with a condition of sensitive-motor polyneuropathy of the hands and feet, weight loss of 4 kg, malaise and fever.
19820677
 MALE Middle Aged
[Fever of unknown origin in a patient with dermatomyositis].
Duarte C, Monteiro P, Serra S, Salvador MJ, Malcata A.
Acta Reumatol Port. 2009;34(3):531-5.
The differential diagnosis of fever of unknown origin in patients with dermatomyositis is discussed.
19820677
 MALE Middle Aged
[Fever of unknown origin in a patient with dermatomyositis].
Duarte C, Monteiro P, Serra S, Salvador MJ, Malcata A.
Acta Reumatol Port. 2009;34(3):531-5.
[Fever of unknown origin in a patient with dermatomyositis].
17389171
 FEMALE Middle Aged
Dermatomyositis associated with bilateral ureteral spontaneous rupture.
Huang KH, Hsieh SC, Huang CY, Chen SC, Chen J.
J Formos Med Assoc. 2007;106(3):251-4.
A 56-year-old woman with dermatomyositis who had been treated with prednisolone, cyclophosphamide, and azathioprine for 2 months presented with fever, hematuria, and abdominal pain for 2 days.
12402668
 MALE
Salmonella enteritidis pericarditis: case report and review of the literature.
Pace F, Fanfarillo F, Giorgino F, Baratta L.
Ann Ital Med Int. 2002;17(3):189-92.
A 65-year-old male patient with primary idiopathic dermatomyositis and on regular immunosuppressive therapy was admitted to our Department for fever and dyspnea.
10782842
 FEMALE Middle Aged
Seropositive rheumatoid arthritis with dermatomyositis sine myositis, angioimmunoblastic lymphadenopathy with dysproteinemia-type T cell lymphoma, and B cell lymphoma of the oropharynx.
Hashefi M, McHugh TR, Smith GP, Elwing TJ, Burns RW, Walker SE.
J Rheumatol. 2000;27(4):1087-90.
We describe a 63-year-old woman with longstanding seropositive rheumatoid arthritis who developed fever, cutaneous findings of dermatomyositis, a diffuse pruritic maculopapular rash, enlarged lymph nodes, polyclonal elevated serum gammaglobulins, and an IgG lambda paraprotein.
7739641
 MALE Middle Aged
Disseminated histoplasmosis presenting as myositis and fasciitis in a patient with dermatomyositis.
Voloshin DK, Lacomis D, McMahon D.
Muscle Nerve. 1995;18(5):531-5.
A 54-year-old man with dermatomyositis initially responsive to corticosteroids and methotrexate developed severe myalgias, increasing weakness, and fevers.
3296100
 MIXED_SAMPLE Infant
Chronic enteroviral meningoencephalitis in agammaglobulinemic patients.
McKinney RE Jr, Katz SL, Wilfert CM.
Rev Infect Dis. 1987;9(2):334-56.
Some patients have also had nonneurologic manifestations of chronic enteroviral infection, including fever, the dermatomyositis-like syndrome, edema, rashes, and hepatitis.
439091
 FEMALE Adult
An unusual cause of postoperative fever: a case report.
Hatjis CG, Polin JI.
J Reprod Med. 1979;22(3):161-4.
A case of exacerbation of dermatomyositis in the immediate postoperative period illustrates the failings of our current approach to postoperative fever.