Provisional hypomyopathic juvenile dermatomyositis is a subgroup of clinically amyopathic juvenile dermatomyositis provisional. The diagnostic criteria include: Classic dermatomyositis skin lesions – which have to be confirmed by biopsy –, no involvement of proximal muscles, subclinical involvement of these muscles and normal level of muscle enzymes. These criteria should be present for a minim...

Introduction:Spontaneous pneumomediastinum, pneumothorax, and subcutaneous emphysema are rare, but serious complications of inflammatory myopathies and occur more commonly in DM than PM. complications of dermatomyositis (DM) and polymyositis (PM), both of which can be fatal. Case Report:A 20-year-old woman was admitted with neck pain, dyspnea, cough, and fever. She had been diagnosed with derma...

dermatomyositis (dm) is a rare idiopathic inflammatory myopathy with characteristic skin lesions. case series have shown an association between dermatomyositis and malignancy. malignancy has been found in 15-25% of the adult patients with dermatomyositis. a 50-year-old new case of breast cancer, was admitted with muscle weakness and inability to walk. physical examination revealed fever, perior...

Dermatomyositis (DM) is a rare idiopathic inflammatory myopathy with characteristic skin lesions. Case series have shown an association between dermatomyositis and malignancy. Malignancy has been found in 15-25% of the adult patients with dermatomyositis. A 50-year-old new case of breast cancer, was admitted with muscle weakness and inability to walk. Physical examination revealed fever, perior...

introduction:spontaneous pneumomediastinum, pneumothorax, and subcutaneous emphysema are rare, but serious complications of inflammatory myopathies and occur more commonly in dm than pm. complications of dermatomyositis (dm) and polymyositis (pm), both of which can be fatal. case report:a 20-year-old woman was admitted with neck pain, dyspnea, cough, and fever. she had been diagnosed with derma...

OBJECTIVES (1) To determine the prevalence of interstitial lung disease (ILD) and isolated low diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide (DLCO) in a large cohort of outpatients with dermatomyositis. (2) To compare the pulmonary abnormalities of patients with classic dermatomyositis and those with skin-predominant dermatomyositis. DESIGN Retrospective cohort study. SETTING University hospital o...

Background: Dermatomyositis is an autoimmune inflammatory myopathy with distinct cutaneous findings. Its etiology is unknown. Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate demographic, clinical and paraclinical findings in patients with dermatomyositis in Ahwaz. Patients and Methods: This is descriptive, retrospective study and the records of all patients with dermatomyositis admitted to...

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES Adult dermatomyositis presents as a paraneoplastic syndrome in up to 25% of cases, but no clinical, histologic, or laboratory markers completely specific for paraneoplastic disease in dermatomyositis have been identified to date. Furthermore, studies on adult dermatomyositis do not usually report the frequency of cutaneous features of dermatomyositis in patients with...

A 9-year old boy had severe muscle weakness and typical skin rash and EMG with diagnosis of dermatomyositis associated with erythrodermia with islands of normal skin and palmoplantar hyperkeratosis, which was reported. As PRP in skin biopsy. Association dermatomyositis with PRP is very rare.