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Anti-MDA5-Positive Dermatomyositis Presenting as Fever of Unknown Origin.

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Dermatomyositis is a chronic systemic autoimmune disease characterized by inflammatory infiltrates in the skin and muscle. The wide variability in clinical and serologic presentation poses a diagnostic challenge for the internist. Appreciation of the clinical variants of dermatomyositis allows for

[Fever, erythema and muscular atrophy (with abnormal Q wave and congestive heart failure: dermatomyositis (with myocarditis)].

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Dermatomyositis presenting with prolonged fever and neurological symptoms.

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Lessons of the month: Herpetic viral dermatomyositis.

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We present the case of a man who presented with severe left lower back pain radiating to the anterior aspect of left thigh. He also had fever and headache. Due to the exquisite tenderness along the inguinal region, the possibility of a psoas abscess was considered. Magnetic resonance imaging of the

Juvenile dermatomyositis.

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Juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) is an important subtype of dermatomyositis characterized by inflammation of muscle, skin and gastrointestinal tract. A 14-year-old girl, with a history of fever, joint pain, easy fatigability and a rash since the age of 3 years is described. Physical examination,

Interstitial lung disease related to dermatomyositis. Comparative study with patients without lung involvement.

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OBJECTIVE To compare clinical and histopathological data and outcome of patients with dermatomyositis (DM) with and without interstitial lung disease (ILD). METHODS Patients diagnosed with definite DM were prospectively evaluated. Clinical and analytical data were recorded and muscle biopsies were

[Dermatopolymyositis and overlap syndromes].

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Clinical characteristics and immunoserological features of patients with overlap myositis treated in Clinic for Rheumatology of Military Medical Academy in the period 1978-1996 are presented in the study. Retrospective and partially prospective study included 16 patients with the diagnosis of

Severe oral stomatitis due to reactivation of herpes simplex virus type 1 in a methotrexate-treated patient with dermatomyositis

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We herein report a case of a 79-year-old Japanese woman who developed severe oral stomatitis during methotrexate (MTX) treatment for dermatomyositis. She had been treated with MTX (12 mg/week) and prednisolone (5 mg/day) for dermatomyositis for 4 years. She developed painful stomatitis, fever, and

Case Report: Acute amyopathic dermatomyositis presenting with isolated facial edema.

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A 45-year-old Asian man presented with acute-onset periorbital and facial edema associated with pyrexia. Muscle weakness was absent. Initial laboratory investigations showed an inflammatory reaction, while screening for infections was negative. Serum muscle enzyme levels were normal. He was

Fatal case of macrophage activation syndrome (MAS) in a patient with dermatomyositis and cytomegalovirus (CMV) viraemia.

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We describe a case of an adult with dermatomyositis (DM) who presents with a rash, high fevers, tachycardia and hypotension, initially concerning for an infectious aetiology or a DM flare. She was found to have cytomegalovirus viraemia which improved after starting valganciclovir. After extensive

Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis complicated by central nervous system lesions in a patient with dermatomyositis: a case presentation and literature review.

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We report a case of dermatomyositis (DM) and hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) complicated by central nervous system (CNS) lesions and review eight literature cases of DM and HLH. A 17-year-old woman, admitted to our hospital because of severe muscle weakness and high fever, was diagnosed

[Clinical characteristics of juvenile dermatomyositis complicated with interstitial lung disease].

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OBJECTIVE To explore the clinical and laboratory features and the prognosis of juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) complicated with interstitial lung disease (ILD). METHODS Data of 39 cases of JDM complicated with ILD hospitalized in Beijing Children's Hospital from January 2005 to December 2011 were

Juvenile dermatomyositis at diagnosis: clinical characteristics of 79 children.

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OBJECTIVE To evaluate demographic and clinical characteristics, duration of time between disease onset (date of first rash and/or weakness), and diagnosis/therapy, as well as socioeconomic status, of children with newly diagnosed juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM). METHODS Structured telephone interview

Clinical analysis and outcome of interstitial lung disease complicated with juvenile dermatomyositis and juvenile polymyositis.

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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to determine the clinical phenotype and outcome of interstitial lung disease (ILD) complicated with juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) or juvenile polymyositis (JPM). METHODS This was a single-center retrospective study. From 1984 to 2015, we retrospectively reviewed

[The clinical significance of myositis-specific antibodies in polymyositis/dermatomyositis associated interstitial lung diseases].

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Objective: To investigate the profile and clinical significance of myositis-specific antibody spectrum (MSAs) in patients with polymyositis/dermatomyositis-associated interstitial lung disease (PM/DM-ILD). Methods: Sera from 74 patients with PM/DM-ILD, 29 patients with SLE and 32 healthy controls

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