Polymyositis

A rare idiopathic inflammatory myopathy characterized by symmetric proximal muscle weakness and elevated muscle enzymes.

Jaundice

Yellow pigmentation of the skin due to bilirubin, which in turn is the result of increased bilirubin concentration in the bloodstream.


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PMID (PMCID)
6112190
 MALE Middle Aged
No elevation of serum gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase level in a polymyositis case with intrahepatic cholestasis.
Yoshida H, Sakuma H, Morito T, Kasukawa R.
Gastroenterol Jpn. 1981;16(1):76-81.
A 57-year-old male with polymyositis developed jaundice which was induced by intrahepatic cholestasis.