Dermatomyositis

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

Hemophagocytosis

Phagocytosis by macrophages of erythrocytes, leukocytes, platelets, and their precursors in bone marrow and other tissues.


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PMID (PMCID)
24252047
 MALE Young Adult
A case of dermatomyositis with rhabdomyolysis, rescued by intravenous immunoglobulin.
Mizoguchi F, Takada K, Ishikawa K, Mizusawa H, Kohsaka H, Miyasaka N.
Mod Rheumatol. 2015;25(4):646-8.
We describe a case of severe dermatomyositis (DM) complicated by rhabdomyolysis, acute tubular necrosis, and hemophagocytosis.