Scientific Reports, 2023 Dermatomyositis and polymyositis are rare, idiopathic inflammatory myopathies. Interstitial lung disease is one of the most common and potentially severe extra-muscular manifestations of dermatomyositis and polymyositis and is strongly linked to poor ...
Qingqing Hu +5 more
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Endoscopy is of low yield in the identification of gastrointestinal neoplasia in patients with dermatomyositis: A cross-sectional study. [PDF]
, 2017 AimTo determine the prevalence of gastrointestinal neoplasia among dermatomyositis patients who underwent an esophagogastroduodenoscopy and/or colonoscopy.MethodsA cross-sectional study examining the results of upper endoscopy and colonoscopy in adults ...
Gross, Andrew J +5 more
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Extensive Calcinosis in an Adult Nigerian Woman with Dermatomyositis
European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 2015 Objectives: Extensive calcinosis in a patient with dermatomyositis is a rare clinical presentation in adults. The aim of this report is to present the clinical and radiographic features of a 25-year-old woman with dermatomyositis and extensive calcinosis.
Olufemi Adelowo +3 more
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Nuclear matrix protein 2 antibody-positive adult dermatomyositis: a case report and review of the literature [PDF]
, 2020 Dermatomyositis is a clinically heterogenous inflammatory myopathy with unique cutaneous features. Myositis-specific antibodies can aid in diagnosis and anticipation of patient prognosis.
Cartron, Alexander M +3 more
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Anti-MDA5 positive dermatomyositis complicated with rapidly progressive interstitial lung disease : a case report [PDF]
, 2018 Case presentation: We present a case of a 55-year-old Caucasian male with manifestations of dermatomyositis complicated with rapidly progressive interstitial lung disease (RP-ILD). Diagnosis of anti-MDA5 positive dermatomyositis was made.
Brusselle, Guy +7 more
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A Recurrent Episode of Dermatomyositis Associated with Papillary Thyroid Cancer
Case Reports in Endocrinology, 2017 Objective. It is uncommon for dermatomyositis to be associated with papillary thyroid cancer. We report an unusual case of papillary thyroid cancer presenting with dermatomyositis. Methods.
Vijay Gopal Eranki
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Psoriasis in a patient with dermatomyositis [PDF]
Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2004 Psoriasis has been consistently associated with arthritis and inflammatory bowel diseases, though there have been reports on patients with psoriasis and other autoimmune dermatoses.
Pavlović Miloš D. +2 more
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Predictors of survival in a cohort of patients with polymyositis and dermatomyositis: effect of corticosteroids, methotrexate and azathioprine [PDF]
, 2012 Introduction: The idiopathic inflammatory myopathies are rare diseases for which data regarding the natural history, response to therapies and factors affecting mortality are needed.
Crofford, Leslie J. +4 more
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Scanning for therapeutic targets within the cytokine network of idiopathic inflammatory myopathies [PDF]
, 2015 The idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) constitute a heterogeneous group of chronic disorders that include dermatomyositis (DM), polymyositis (PM), sporadic inclusion body myositis (IBM) and necrotizing autoimmune myopathy (NAM).
De Paepe, Boel, Zschüntzsch, Jana
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Subcutaneous Emphysema, Pneumomediastinum and Pneumothorax in a Patient with Dermatomyositis [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology, 2017 Introduction:Spontaneous pneumomediastinum, pneumothorax, and subcutaneous emphysema are rare, but serious complications of inflammatory myopathies and occur more commonly in DM than PM.
Mehdi Bakhsaee +4 more
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