Dermatomyositis

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

Constrictive pericarditis

Presence of a thickened, fibrotic pericardium that forms a non-compliant shell around the heart, and resulting from chronic inflammation of the pericardium.


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PMID (PMCID)
3207378
MALE Middle Aged
Constrictive pericarditis complicating dermatomyositis.
Tamir R, Pick AJ, Theodor E.
Ann Rheum Dis. 1988;47(11):961-3.
Constrictive pericarditis complicating dermatomyositis.