Dermatomyositis

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

Rapid swelling (edema) of the dermis, subcutaneous tissue, mucosa and submucosal tissues of the skin of the face, normally around the mouth, and the mucosa of the mouth and/or throat, as well as the tongue during a period of minutes to several hours. The swelling can also occur elsewhere, typically in the hands. Angioedema is similar to urticaria, but the swelling is subcutaneous rather than on the epidermis.

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PMID (PMCID)
20552818	MIXED_SAMPLE	Adult
	Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome: lymphoscintigraphy-documented impairment and restoration of facial lymphatic drainage in the course of disease.
	Nittner-Marszalska M, Krasnowska M, Solarewicz-Madejek K, Jedrzejuk D, Szuba A. Lymphology. 2010;43(1):34-41.
	Differential diagnosis of MRS includes allergic angioedema, bacterial, viral or filarial infections as well as autoimmunological inflammation in the course of systemic lupus erythematosus, dermatomyositis, and others.