Dermatomyositis treated with high-dose intravenous immunoglobulins and associated with panniculitis

Summary Polymyositis and dermatomyositis are idiopathic inflammatory myopathies characterized by subacute symmetrical weakness of proximal limb and trunk muscles. Dermatomyositis is distinguished from polymyositis by the presence of rash.1,2 We describe an adult patient with treatment‐resistant chil...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Clinical and experimental dermatology 1995-03, Vol.20 (2), p.164-167
Hauptverfasser:	SABROE, R. A., WALLINGTON, T. B., KENNEDY, C. T. C.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Biological and medical sciences Biopsy Dermatomyositis - complications Dermatomyositis - drug therapy Dermatomyositis - pathology Humans Immunoglobulins, Intravenous - therapeutic use Male Medical sciences Panniculitis - complications Panniculitis - pathology Sarcoidosis. Granulomatous diseases of unproved etiology. Connective tissue diseases. Elastic tissue diseases. Vasculitis
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Zusammenfassung:	Summary Polymyositis and dermatomyositis are idiopathic inflammatory myopathies characterized by subacute symmetrical weakness of proximal limb and trunk muscles. Dermatomyositis is distinguished from polymyositis by the presence of rash.1,2 We describe an adult patient with treatment‐resistant childhood‐type dermatomyositis who made a good response to high dose intravenous immunoglobulins. Additionally, there was evidence of panniculitis which is an unusual histopathological finding in dermatomyositis.
ISSN:	0307-6938 1365-2230
DOI:	10.1111/j.1365-2230.1995.tb02675.x