Dermatomyositis

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

Myocarditis

Inflammation of the myocardium.


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PMID (PMCID)
29199203
(5742400)
FEMALE Middle Aged
Hemophagocytic Syndrome Complicated with Dermatomyositis Controlled Successfully with Infliximab and Conventional Therapies.
Komiya Y, Saito T, Mizoguchi F, Kohsaka H.
Intern Med. 2017;56(23):3237-3241.
She was diagnosed with dermatomyositis (DM) and associated myocarditis.
19697032
MALE
Lupus myocarditis: marked improvement in cardiac function after intravenous immunoglobulin therapy.
Suri V, Varma S, Joshi K, Malhotra P, Kumari S, Jain S.
Rheumatol Int. 2010;30(11):1503-5.
IVIg has been found to be beneficial in myocarditis due to dermatomyositis/polymyositis, Kawasaki disease, and viral myocarditis in children.
19697032
MALE
Lupus myocarditis: marked improvement in cardiac function after intravenous immunoglobulin therapy.
Suri V, Varma S, Joshi K, Malhotra P, Kumari S, Jain S.
Rheumatol Int. 2010;30(11):1503-5.
IVIg has been found to be beneficial in myocarditis due to dermatomyositis/polymyositis, Kawasaki disease, and viral myocarditis in children.
1563135
FEMALE Child
Pericardial tamponade in juvenile dermatomyositis.
Pereira RM, Lerner S, Maeda WT, Goldenstein-Schainberg C, Cossermelli W.
Clin Cardiol. 1992;15(4):301-3.
Cardiac involvement in dermatomyositis has been well described; myocarditis and cardiac arrhythmias are the most frequent manifestations.
3970060
MALE Middle Aged
Pernicious anemia and giant cell myocarditis. New association.
Kloin JE.
Am J Med. 1985;78(2):355-60.
The association of pernicious anemia with giant cell myocarditis, a rare fatal illness believed by some to represent an autoimmune abnormality occurring with other autoimmune diseases such as thymoma, systemic lupus erythematosus, dermatomyositis, thyrotoxicosis, Wegener's granulomatosis, and Sjogren's syndrome, is reported for the first time.