Dermatomyositis

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

Asthma

Asthma is characterized by increased responsiveness of the tracheobronchial tree to multiple stimuli, leading to narrowing of the air passages with resultant dyspnea, cough, and wheezing.


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30675173
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Dermatomyositis associated with omalizumab therapy for severe asthma: a case report.
Jeimy S, Basharat P, Lovegrove F.
Allergy Asthma Clin Immunol. 2019;15:4.
Dermatomyositis associated with omalizumab therapy for severe asthma: a case report.
30675173
 OTHER
Dermatomyositis associated with omalizumab therapy for severe asthma: a case report.
Jeimy S, Basharat P, Lovegrove F.
Allergy Asthma Clin Immunol. 2019;15:4.
We present a case of a 59-year old female who developed amyopathic dermatomyositis (DM) after receiving omalizumab infusions for steroid-refractory severe asthma.