Dermatomyositis

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

Heart block

Impaired conduction of cardiac impulse occurring anywhere along the conduction pathway.


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PMID (PMCID)
28208969
 OTHER
Acute Presentation of Juvenile Dermatomyositis with Subclinical Cardiac Involvement: A Rare Case.
Khera R, Khare S, Singh SK.
J Clin Diagn Res. 2016;10(12):SD01-SD03.
The most frequently reported clinically evident of CVS manifestations in-patient of dermatomyositis are Congestive Heart Failure (CHF), conduction aberrations, that may predispose to complete heart block and coronary artery disease.
3790384
 FEMALE Middle Aged
Pathogenesis of heart block in a fatal case of dermatomyositis.
Behan WM, Aitchison M, Behan PO.
Br Heart J. 1986;56(5):479-82.
Pathogenesis of heart block in a fatal case of dermatomyositis.