Dermatomyositis

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

Vitritis

Inflammation of the vitreous body, characterized by the presence of inflammatory cells and protein exudate in the vitreous cavity.


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PMID (PMCID)
20602328
MIXED_SAMPLE Young Adult
Pars plana vitrectomy in the treatment of severe complicated toxoplasmic retinochoroiditis.
Papadopoulou DN, Petropoulos IK, Mangioris G, Pharmakakis NM, Pournaras CJ.
Eur J Ophthalmol. 2011;21(1):83-8.
The first patient was under immunosuppressive therapy for dermatomyositis and underwent diagnostic/therapeutic vitrectomy for severe toxoplasmic panuveitis with dense vitritis.