Dermatomyositis

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

Immunodeficiency

Failure of the immune system to protect the body adequately from infection, due to the absence or insufficiency of some component process or substance.


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PMID (PMCID)
18583792
 FEMALE Adult
Dermatomyositis in a human immunodeficiency virus infected person.
Marfatia YS, Ghiya RA, Chaudhary D.
Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol. 2008;74(3):241-3.
Dermatomyositis in a human immunodeficiency virus infected person.
18583792
 FEMALE Adult
Dermatomyositis in a human immunodeficiency virus infected person.
Marfatia YS, Ghiya RA, Chaudhary D.
Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol. 2008;74(3):241-3.
It is interesting to study an autoimmune condition like dermatomyositis (DM) in the setting of immunosuppression due to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection.
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 MIXED_SAMPLE Adult
Fulminant Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in 4 patients with dermatomyositis.
Bachelez H, Schremmer B, Cadranel J, Mouly F, Sarfati C, Agbalika F, Schlemmer B, Mayaud CM, Dubertret L.
Arch Intern Med. 1997;157(13):1501-3.
Between 1989 and 1996, 4 cases of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) were observed in patients seronegative for the human immunodeficiency virus who were receiving corticosteroid therapy for dermatomyositis in our institution.