Dermatomyositis

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

Recurrent infections

Increased susceptibility to infections.


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PMID (PMCID)
1275522
 FEMALE Adult
Lupus erythematosus-like syndrome with a familial deficiency of C2.
Douglass MC, Lamberg SI, Lorincz AL, Good RA, Day NK.
Arch Dermatol. 1976;112(5):671-4.
The earliest cases did not seem to be associated with known diseases or syndromes; more recently, reports of C2 deficiency associated with systemic lupus erythematosus; anaphylactoid purpura, recurrent infections, and dermatomyositis have appeared.