Dermatomyositis

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

Chest pain

An unpleasant sensation characterized by physical discomfort (such as pricking, throbbing, or aching) localized to the chest.


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PMID (PMCID)
10556273
 FEMALE Middle Aged
Beware of the heart: the multiple picture of cardiac involvement in myositis.
Riemekasten G, Opitz C, Audring H, Barthelmes H, Meyer R, Hiepe F, Burmester GR.
Rheumatology (Oxford). 1999;38(11):1153-7.
A 42-yr-old woman with dermatomyositis had two myocardial infarctions, episodes of acute chest pain and an acute lung oedema.