Dermatomyositis

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

Abdominal pain

An unpleasant sensation characterized by physical discomfort (such as pricking, throbbing, or aching) and perceived to originate in the abdomen.


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PMID (PMCID)
19089428
 FEMALE Middle Aged
Dermatomyositis with hemorrhagic myositis.
Yamagishi M, Tajima S, Suetake A, Kawakami H, Watanabe T, Kuriyama H, Takada T, Suzuki E, Gejyo F.
Rheumatol Int. 2009;29(11):1363-6.
A 64-year-old Japanese female, diagnosed as dermatomyositis with acute interstitial pneumonia, complained of acute abdominal pain.
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.
11802528
 MALE
Juvenile dermatomyositis complicated with vasculitis and duodenal perforation.
Wang IJ, Hsu WM, Shun CT, Chiang BL, Ni YH.
J Formos Med Assoc. 2001;100(12):844-6.
A 4-year-old boy with dermatomyositis presented with intractable abdominal pain which was aggravated after steroid and NSAID therapies.
9843089
 FEMALE Child
Spontaneous abdominal hematoma in dermatomyositis.
Orrell RW, Johnston HM, Gibson C, Cass RM, Griggs RC.
Muscle Nerve. 1998;21(12):1800-3.
Spontaneous abdominal hematoma is a cause of acute abdominal pain in patients with dermatomyositis, and surgery may be avoided if the diagnosis is recognized.
9843089
 FEMALE Child
Spontaneous abdominal hematoma in dermatomyositis.
Orrell RW, Johnston HM, Gibson C, Cass RM, Griggs RC.
Muscle Nerve. 1998;21(12):1800-3.
We present 2 patients with dermatomyositis, aged 11 and 50 years, who developed acute abdominal pain, both a result of spontaneous hemorrhage.