Dermatomyositis

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

Raynaud phenomenon



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PMID (PMCID)
10616288
FEMALE Middle Aged
[A case of mixed connective tissue disease with microscopic polyarteritis nodosa associated with perinuclear-antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody and anti-glomerular basement membrane].
Inada Y, Tanaka Y, Saito K, Fujii K, Aso M, Nishino T, Awazu Y, Ota T, Eto S.
Nihon Rinsho Meneki Gakkai Kaishi. 1999;22(5):342-7.
The patient was diagnosed as mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) based on Raynaud phenomenon, a high anti-RNP antibody level and clinical symptoms and laboratory findings suggesting SSc, dermatomyositis (DM) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).