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Dermatomyositis presenting with symptomatic dermographism and raised troponin T: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2009
Introduction Dermatomyositis is an important inflammation of skin and muscles. Generalised itch is frequent in the condition; however, symptomatic dermographism has not previously been reported as a presenting feature.
Rahim Kartini F, Dawe Robert S
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An Atypical Skin Presentation of Adult‐Onset Still's Disease With Histological Description: A Case Report

Journal of Cutaneous Pathology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Adult‐onset Still's disease (AOSD) is an auto inflammatory disorder with a variable clinical presentation, and without a pathognomonic diagnostic test, characterized by high spiking fever, arthralgia/arthritis, a suggestive skin rash, elevated white blood cell count 10 G/L (> 80% neutrophils), elevated ferritin, with glycosylated ferritin < 20%
M. Nordmann, T. Mazza, S. Menzinger, G. Kaya, S. Bogiatzi, S. Vandenberghe‐Dürr, M. Blanchard, J. Stirnemann   +7 more
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McKittrick–Wheelock syndrome presenting with dermatomyositis and rectal prolapse

, 2013
Mohamad Khalife,1 Mohamad A Eloubeidi,2 Maen Aboul Hosn11Department of Surgery, 2Department of Internal Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, LebanonAbstract: McKittrick–Wheelock syndrome is a rare disease characterized by a large ...
Aboul Hosn M, Eloubeidi MA, Khalife M
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Clinical and histological features of dermatomyositis [PDF]

, 2021
Dermatomyositis is a rare immune-mediated disease with predominant lesion of muscles and skin. Dermatomyositis can be associated with malignant neoplasms in about 30% of cases.
Strelchenia, O.V., Korolenko, H.S.
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Atypical presentation of anti-small ubiquitin-like modifier 1 and melanoma differentiation-associated gene 5 antibody positive dermatomyositis presenting with significant inflammatory myopathy on biopsy and normal creatine kinase levels: A case report

SAGE Open Medical Case Reports
Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies are characterized by chronic inflammation of skeletal muscle. The main subtypes of idiopathic inflammatory myopathies include dermatomyositis, polymyositis, and necrotizing autoimmune myopathies.
Srikar Sama, Nidaa Rasheed, Kyle Shen, Negar Khanlou, Karam Han, Alicia Rodriguez-Pla   +5 more
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Primary Cutaneous Gamma‐Delta T‐Cell Lymphoma Complicating Long‐Standing Immunosuppressed Dermatomyositis

Journal of Cutaneous Pathology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Primary cutaneous gamma‐delta T‐cell lymphoma (PCGD‐TCL) is a rare cytotoxic lymphoma with key oncogenic drivers in the JAK/STAT pathway. Also primarily involving the subcutaneous adipose tissue, subcutaneous panniculitis‐like T‐cell lymphoma (SPTCL) is more frequently encountered in scenarios of autoimmune disorders.
Bennett Christie‐Nguyen, Youn H. Kim, David F. Fiorentino, Danielle Tartar, Ryanne Brown, Robert A. Novoa, Kerri E. Rieger   +6 more
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Use of Anti-transcriptional Intermediary Factor-1 Gamma Autoantibody in Identifying Adult Dermatomyositis Patients with Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 2018
Anti-transcriptional intermediary factor-1γ (TIF-1γ) autoantibody may be associated with cancer in adult patients with dermatomyositis. The aim of this study was to evaluate the risk of cancer in the presence of anti-TIF-1γ autoantibody in adult ...
Marion Best, Nicolas Molinari, François Chasset, Thierry Vincent, Nadège Cordel, Didier Bessis   +5 more
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Utility of IL‐18 Immunohistochemistry in Distinguishing Dermatomyositis and Lupus Erythematosus in Skin Biopsies

Journal of Cutaneous Pathology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Distinction of dermatomyositis (DM) and cutaneous lupus erythematosus (LE) in skin biopsies is often difficult due to significant histopathologic overlap. Prior transcriptional analysis has identified upregulation of IL‐18 in DM compared with LE.
Steven M. Hrycaj, Joseph S. Durgin, Johann E. Gudjonsson, J. Michelle Kahlenberg, Gaidaa R. Majari, Carole Bitar, Catherine G. Chung, Rosalynn M. Nazarian, May P. Chan   +8 more
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Diagnosis of Thyroid Neoplasm-Associated Dermatomyositis in Ethiopian Woman [PDF]

Gebrehiwot Lema Legese,1 Yeabsira Aklilu Tesfaye,1 Eleni Ayele,1 Desalew Getahun Ayalew,1 Aron Girma Abebaw,1 Tiruzer Bekele Gurji,2 Abilo Tadesse1 1Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University ...
Gurji TB, Tadesse A, Ayalew DG, Abebaw AG, Tesfaye YA, Legese GL, Ayele E   +6 more
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Dermatomyositis and HIV

, 2016
HIV has been linked to several autoimmune disorders since its emergence in the 1980s. By affecting different cells and pathways in the immune system, HIV induces the development of certain autoimmune diseases while prohibiting the emergence of others ...
Stephen Jesmajian, Ashutossh Naaraayan, Karen Weidenheim, Jeffrey Lederman, Kristine Sarmosyan, Mamata Chand   +5 more
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