Dermatomyositis

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

Chronic active hepatitis

Chronic hepatitis associated with recurrent clinical exacerbations, extrahepatic manifestations, and progression to cirrhosis.


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PMID (PMCID)
8484132
 MALE Adult
Hypogammaglobulinemia and rheumatic disease.
Lee AH, Levinson AI, Schumacher HR Jr.
Semin Arthritis Rheum. 1993;22(4):252-64.
Autoimmune disorders such as immune thrombocytopenic purpura, immune hemolytic anemia, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, dermatomyositis, Sjogren's syndrome, essential mixed cryoglobulinemia, chronic active hepatitis, and sarcoidosis have been reported in hypogammaglobulinemic patients.
2714835
 MALE Adult
[An unusual slow course of systemic vasculitis with multiorgan involvement].
Pfisterer J, Schon S, Blum H, Peter HH, Herbst EW.
Immun Infekt. 1989;17(2):57-9.
This paper reports on an unusually slowly progressing course seen in systemic vasculitis of the median and smaller arteries and small veins associated with dermatomyositis, chronically active hepatitis, glomerulonephritis of the immune complex and restrictive cardiomyopathy in a 35-year-old patient.