Dermatomyositis

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

Inflammatory myopathy

Chronic muscle inflammation accompanied by muscle weakness.


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PMID (PMCID)
29571300
(5866516)
 FEMALE Middle Aged
Erythroderma and extensive poikiloderma - a rare initial presentation of dermatomyositis: a case report.
Herath HMMTB, Keragala BSDP, Pahalagamage SP, Janappriya GHCC, Kulatunga A, Gunasekera CN.
J Med Case Rep. 2018;12(1):83.
Dermatomyositis is a humoral-mediated inflammatory myopathy with symmetrical proximal muscle weakness and dermatological manifestations such as Gottron's papules, heliotrope rash, periungual abnormalities, and flagellate erythema.
29415746
(5804049)
 FEMALE
Ground-glass opacity heralding invasive lung adenocarcinoma with prodromal dermatomyositis: a case report.
Beel AJ, Demos DS, Chung A, Liao C, Lui NS.
J Cardiothorac Surg. 2018;13(1):20.
Dermatomyositis, an inflammatory myopathy with cutaneous involvement, is associated with malignancy and often manifests paraneoplastically.
30357036
(6197508)
 OTHER
Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura Associated with Dermatomyositis.
Malik ZR, Shahbaz A, Aziz K, Razaq Z, Umair M, Sachmechi I.
Cureus. 2018;10(8):e3161.
Dermatomyositis is an inflammatory myopathy which causes a distinctive skin rash and muscle weakness.
28660085
(5474248)
 OTHER
Dermatomyositis Associated with Myelofibrosis following Polycythemia Vera.
Fei N, Sofka S.
Case Rep Hematol. 2017;2017:9091612.
Dermatomyositis (DM) is a unique inflammatory myopathy with clinical findings of proximal muscle weakness, characteristic rash, and elevated muscle enzymes.
28533643
(5439209)
 OTHER
Unsuspected Active Ulcerative Colitis in a Patient With Dermatomyositis: A Rare Association Detected on 18F-FDG PET/CT During the Search for an Occult Malignancy.
Rayamajhi SJ, Gorla AKR, Basher RK, Sood A, Mittal BR.
Indian J Nucl Med. 2017;32(2):130-132.
Dermatomyositis is an inflammatory myopathy with the characteristic features of skin rash and myopathy.
29054712
 FEMALE Middle Aged
[Spontaneous pneumomediastinum: A rare complication of dermatomyositis].
Allaoui A, Aboudib F, Bouissar W, Echchilali K, Moudatir M, Alaoui FZ, Elkabli H.
Rev Pneumol Clin. 2017;73(5):258-262.
Dermatomyositis is a rare connective tissue disease of unknown origin, including inflammatory myopathy and cutaneous manifestations.
26894112
 OTHER
A Rare Case of Sporadic Inclusion Body Myositis (s-IBM).
Acharya S, Shukla S, Kitey P, Khan S, Mahajan SN.
J Clin Diagn Res. 2016;10(1):OD07-8.
It is classified under inflammatory myopathies, along with polymyositis and dermatomyositis.
27858925
 MALE Middle Aged
[Dermatomyositis as the first manifestation of small cell carcinoma: case report and literature review].
Ahumada Pina H, Fuentes Cabrera L, Selame Glena R, Garcia Oneto D, Jimenez Aguilar A, Duran Herrera C, Avila Perez J, Cortes Latorre M.
Medwave. 2016;16(10):e6609.
Dermatomyositis is an autoimmune inflammatory myopathy associated with dermatologic findings.
27959849
 MIXED_SAMPLE Adult
[Relapses in inflammatory myopathies].
Larrauri BJ, Fernandez Romero DS, Juri MC, Malbran A.
Medicina (B Aires). 2016;76(6):379-382.
In the present study we describe the follow-up of seven patients with inflammatory myopathies, 5 polymyositis and 2 dermatomyositis.
24830790
 MIXED_SAMPLE Middle Aged
Dermatomyositis presenting with severe subcutaneous edema: five additional cases and review of the literature.
Milisenda JC, Doti PI, Prieto-Gonzalez S, Grau JM.
Semin Arthritis Rheum. 2014;44(2):228-33.
Moreover, we undertook a medical literature search using inflammatory myopathy, dermatomyositis, and edema as key words, limited to articles published in MEDLINE, EMBASE, and LILACS database in English and Spanish from 1987 to 2013.
24314585
 MALE Young Adult
Inflammatory myopathy with abundant macrophages (IMAM): the immunology revisited.
Rinnenthal JL, Goebel HH, Preusse C, Lebenheim L, Schumann M, Moos V, Schneider T, Heppner FL, Stenzel W.
Neuromuscul Disord. 2014;24(2):151-5.
Our results argue that IMAM could be a distinct entity between the inflammatory myopathies rather than a subform of dermatomyositis.
23531952
 FEMALE Adult
Lateral rectus myositis mimicking an abducens nerve palsy in a pregnant woman.
Haslinda AR, Shatriah I, Azhany Y, Nik-Ahmad-Zuky NL, Yunus R.
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2014;30(1):e13-5.
Generalized inflammatory myopathies, polymyositis, and dermatomyositis have been reported during pregnancy.
25347903
 FEMALE Adult
[Inflammatory myopathy with initial respiratory muscles involvement and rheumatoid arthritis].
Hunter M, Telias I, Collado V, Sarano J, Alvarez C, Suarez JP.
Medicina (B Aires). 2014;74(5):393-6.
The most common inflammatory myopathies seen in practice can be separated into four distinct subsets: polymyositis, dermatomyositis, necrotizing autoimmune myositis and inclusion body myositis.
24085811
 MALE
Antisynthetase syndrome: not just an inflammatory myopathy.
Chatterjee S, Prayson R, Farver C.
Cleve Clin J Med. 2013;80(10):655-66.
In recent years, antisynthetase syndrome has been recognized as an important cause of autoimmune inflammatory myopathy in a subset of patients with polymyositis and dermatomyositis.
23345496
 FEMALE
Cricopharyngeal myotomy for cricopharyngeus stricture in an inclusion body myositis patient with hiatus hernia: a learning experience.
Sanei-Moghaddam A, Kumar S, Jani P, Brierley C.
BMJ Case Rep. 2013;2013:.
Dysphagia is more common in this group than other inflammatory myopathies like polymyositis and dermatomyositis.
23618006
(3641969)
 OTHER
Paraneoplastic necrotizing myopathy associated with adenocarcinoma of the lung - a rare entity with atypical onset: a case report.
Acciavatti A, Avolio T, Rappuoli S, Foderi L, Soldati V, Franchi M, Volpi N, Nuti R.
J Med Case Rep. 2013;7:112.
Inflammatory myopathies (such as dermatomyositis and polymyositis) are well-recognized paraneoplastic syndromes.
23792477
 OTHER
Polymyositis as presenting manifestation of gallbladder carcinoma: A case report.
Adli B, Pakzad M, Bangash MN, Rakei S.
Int J Surg Case Rep. 2013;4(8):665-8.
Some believes that increased association between inflammatory myopathy and malignancy is limited to the dermatomyositis; however, presentation of our patient as polymyositis is contrary to this.
23580790
 MALE Middle Aged
Statin-associated polymyositis following omeprazole treatment.
Kanth R, Shah MS, Flores RM.
Clin Med Res. 2013;11(2):91-5.
Inflammatory myopathies, including polymyositis, dermatomyositis, and necrotizing autoimmune myopathy, are even more rare, but debilitating, side effects of statin therapy that are characterized by the persistence of symptoms even after discontinuation of the drug.
22785528
 FEMALE Middle Aged
18F-FDG PET detection of unknown primary malignancy in dermatomyositis.
Mahmood S, Rodriguez Martinez de Llano S.
Clin Nucl Med. 2012;37(8):e204-5.
Dermatomyositis is an inflammatory myopathy that has an association with malignancy in adults.
22211376
 MIXED_SAMPLE Child
Inverse Gottron's papules: an unusual cutaneous manifestation of juvenile dermatomyositis.
Quinter SD, Chiu YE, Lyon VB, Holland KE, Ruggeri SY, Drolet BA.
Pediatr Dermatol. 2012;29(5):641-4.
Dermatomyositis is an autoimmune inflammatory myopathy characterized by unique cutaneous features.