Clinically amyopathic dermatomyositis (CADM) is an autoimmune disease characterized by the presence of skin lesions typical of dermatomyositis and absent/low muscle involvement. One case of hypomyopathic dermatomyositis with early rapidly progressive interstitial lung disease in a 52-year old woman with fever, erythematous desquamating skin rash, arthralgia and pulmonary consolidation is here reported. The rapid progressive interstitial lung disease caused the patient‘s death, despite immunosuppressive treatment
Clinically amyopathic dermatomyositis: case report and review of the literature / M., Pietrosanti; DI ROSA, Roberta; Caporuscio, Sara; Markovic, Milica; Montepaone, Monica; Lalle, Irene; S., Salemi; D'Amelio, Raffaele. - In: INTERNATIONAL TRENDS IN IMMUNITY. - ISSN 2326-3121. - 1:3(2013), pp. 67-71.
Clinically amyopathic dermatomyositis: case report and review of the literature
DI ROSA, Roberta;CAPORUSCIO, SARA;MARKOVIC, MILICA;MONTEPAONE, MONICA;LALLE, IRENE;D'AMELIO, Raffaele
2013
Abstract
Clinically amyopathic dermatomyositis (CADM) is an autoimmune disease characterized by the presence of skin lesions typical of dermatomyositis and absent/low muscle involvement. One case of hypomyopathic dermatomyositis with early rapidly progressive interstitial lung disease in a 52-year old woman with fever, erythematous desquamating skin rash, arthralgia and pulmonary consolidation is here reported. The rapid progressive interstitial lung disease caused the patient‘s death, despite immunosuppressive treatmentI documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
