Dermatomyositis

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

Myokymia

Myokymia consists of involuntary, fine, continuous, undulating contractions that spread across the affected striated muscle.


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PMID (PMCID)
12766989
 FEMALE Adult
Myokymia, neuromyotonia, dermatomyositis, and voltage-gated K+ channel antibodies.
Oh SJ, Alapati A, Claussen GC, Vernino S.
Muscle Nerve. 2003;27(6):757-60.
Myokymia and dermatomyositis both responded to immunosuppressive treatment.
12766989
 FEMALE Adult
Myokymia, neuromyotonia, dermatomyositis, and voltage-gated K+ channel antibodies.
Oh SJ, Alapati A, Claussen GC, Vernino S.
Muscle Nerve. 2003;27(6):757-60.
The presence of antibodies to voltage-gated potassium channels and the association with dermatomyositis indicated an autoimmune cause for myokymia, which may have been due to reversible peripheral nerve hyperexcitability.
12766989
 FEMALE Adult
Myokymia, neuromyotonia, dermatomyositis, and voltage-gated K+ channel antibodies.
Oh SJ, Alapati A, Claussen GC, Vernino S.
Muscle Nerve. 2003;27(6):757-60.
Myokymia, neuromyotonia, dermatomyositis, and voltage-gated K+ channel antibodies.