Dermatomyositis

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

Cough

A sudden, audible expulsion of air from the lungs through a partially closed glottis, preceded by inhalation.


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PMID (PMCID)
24156232
 MALE Middle Aged
A patient with interstitial lung disease secondary to dermatomyositis: a case report and review of the literature.
Verstraeten AS, Verbrugghe W, Wuyts W.
Acta Clin Belg. 2013;68(3):240-4.
We describe the case of a man with known dermatomyositis who presented with a dry cough and who early after admission rapidly evolved to respiratory insufficiency.
21400907
 FEMALE
[A case of acute exacerbation of interstitial pneumonia complicated with dermatomyositis during treatment for lung cancer, and literature review].
Fujita Y, Hirano S, Yoneshim Y, Izumi S, Takeda Y, Sugiyama H, Kobayashi N, Kudo K.
Nihon Kokyuki Gakkai Zasshi. 2011;49(2):108-15.
He was treated with chemotherapy (carboplatin/paclitaxel) for lung cancer and his dermatomyositis was treated with steroids (1 mg/kg of prednisolone) for prolonged muscle pain and cough.