Dermatomyositis, an idiopathic inflammatory myopathy with characteristic skin manifestations, is associated with several types of cancer. Only three cases of gallbladder cancer with dermatomyositis have been reported worldwide, and none has been reported in Korea. We present a case of a 71-year-old male with proven dermatomyositis associated with gallbladder cancer to emphasize the necessity of...

A young man is reported with recurrent Staphylococcus aureus joint sepsis associated with dermatomyositis. His dermatomyositis failed to resolve on treatment with antimicrobial agents alone, indicating that if staphylococcal infection was the triggering event for the dermatomyositis then the subsequent process was apparently self perpetuating, requiring cytotoxic agents for its control. This ca...

Clinically amyopathic dermatomyositis (CADM) is an uncommon subtype of dermatomyositis that rarely presents simultaneously with psoriasis. There are subsequently few reports discussing the management of concurrent CADM and psoriasis. Furthermore, skin lesions of CADM are often recalcitrant to first line dermatomyositis interventions. We present a case of a 45-year-old woman with both CADM and p...

Fibrosing alveolitis is a rare complication of dermatomyositis.' Since the association between the two conditions was first described2 about 40 cases have been published. Most patients with fibrosing alveolitis associated with dermatomyositis respond well to corticosteroids. A recent report3 suggests that early, potentially reversible lesions occur in the lungs, which if not treated at an early...

BACKGROUND Dermatomyositis and polymyositis are associated with cancer, but previous nationwide studies have not had sufficient cases to test the association between myositis and specific cancer types. Our aim was to investigate the risk of specific cancer types in individuals with dermatomyositis and polymyositis. METHODS We did a pooled analysis of published national data from Sweden, Denma...

Panniculitis is a rarely reported clinical finding in dermatomyositis. It may precede the other manifestations associated with dermatomyositis by as much as 14 months. In all cases, myositis and panniculitis improve simultaneously during treatment. The present report describes the case of a 30-year-old female patient with clinical and histopathological findings consistent with panniculitis two ...

background: the present study aimed to investigate the nailfold capillaroscopy (nc) features of the patients with dermatomyositis (dm) and its correlation with their disease activity indices, physical findings, and laboratory results. methods: the present cross-sectional study was conducted on 27 dm patients above 16 years old who had referred to an(there are 3 clinics not one) outpatient rheum...

PURPOSE OF REVIEW To present scientific evidence on clinical and molecular effects of exercise in adult and juvenile idiopathic inflammatory myopathies focusing on recent studies. RECENT FINDINGS In patients with inclusion body myositis (IBM), one small, open study recently for the first time reported on improved muscle strength and functional capacity after a twice-a-day home exercise progra...

BACKGROUND Dermatomyositis is an autoimmune disease of unknown etiology characterized by inflammation of the skin and muscles. Several medications have been implicated in the development of dermatomyositis; however, the disease has rarely been linked to the use of tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors. We report 4 cases of dermatomyositis that developed or were exacerbated by exposure to the T...

BACKGROUND Dermatomyositis affects striated muscles, skin and other organs. OBJECTIVE To characterize the disease from January 1992 to December 2002, assessing its classification, cutaneous and systemic manifestations, and also laboratory results, therapeutic and prognostic findings compared to those in the literature. METHODS Data were obtained from medical records of 109 patients who were...