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Dermatomiositis asociada con carcinoma hepatocelular relacionado con el virus de la hepatitis B: un reporte de caso en Perú

La dermatomiositis (DM) es una miopatía inflamatoria de causa desconocida caracterizada por inflamación muscular, debilidad músculo-esquelética proximal y manifestaciones cutáneas típicas. Se ha asociado a malignidades como un síndrome paraneoplásico. Reportamos el caso de un paciente varón de 3...

Miopatías inflamatorias idiopáticas: una mirada actualizada al diagnóstico y el manejo

Rev. méd. Chile; 147 (3), 2019
Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) are a heterogeneous group of acquired immune-mediated diseases, which typically involve the striated muscle with a variable involvement of the skin and other organs. Clinically, they are characterized by proximal muscle weakness, elevation of muscle enzymes, myopa...

Dermatomiositis asociada al autoanticuerpo anti-MDA5
Dermatomyositis associated with anti-MDA5 autoantibody

Medicina (B.Aires); 78 (5), 2018
La dematomiositis es una miopatía inflamatoria idiopática con espectro clínico variable. En los últimos años se ha identificado un número de autoanticuerpos específicos de miositis útiles para el diagnóstico, la clasificación y el pronóstico de las diversas formas de la enfermedad, entre los q...

Panniculitis associated with amyopathic dermatomyositis

An. bras. dermatol; 93 (1), 2018
Abstract: Panniculitis is a rare clinical finding in dermatomyositis, with less than 30 cases reported and there is only one case associated with the amyopathic subtype described in the literature. The present report describes a 49-year-old female patient that one year after being diagnosed with amyopath...

Improvement of nailfold capillary microangiopathy after immunosuppressant therapy in a child with clinically amyopathic juvenile dermatomyositis

Rev. bras. reumatol; 57 (5), 2017

Miopatías inflamatorias con evolución recidivante
Relapses in inflammatory myopathies

Medicina (B.Aires); 76 (6), 2016
La mayoría de los estudios de tratamiento de las miopatías inflamatorias son de corte y no permiten establecer su eficacia en largo plazo. En este trabajo, describimos el seguimiento de siete pacientes con miopatías inflamatorias, 5 polimiositis y 2 dermatomiositis. Determinamos su presentación, su s...

Autoantibodies in adult patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies in Buenos Aires

Medicina (B.Aires); 76 (3), 2016
The idiopathic inflammatory myopathies(IIM) are a heterogeneous group of diseases of the skeletal muscle. On the basis of clinical, serologic and histological differences, they are classified in dermatomyositis (DM), polymyositis (PM), inclusion body myositis and immunomediated necrotizing myopathy. Auto...

Dermatomiositis asociada a malignidad

Rev. Nac. (Itauguá); 8 (1), 2016
La dermatomiositis es una enfermedad sistémica que se caracteriza fundamentalmente por la presencia de alteraciones inflamatorias de piel y músculo estriado. En ciertos casos constituye un síndrome paraneoplásico, por lo que su diagnóstico obliga a una exhaustiva búsqueda de la probable asociación...

Juvenile idiopathic inflammatory myopathies: the value of magnetic resonance imaging in the detection of muscle involvement

Säo Paulo med. j; 118 (2), 2000
CONTEXT: One of the major current challenges related to juvenile idiopathic inflammatory myopathy is the search for highly sensitive and specific non-invasive methods for diagnosis as well as for follow-up. OBJECTIVES: The aim of our study was to describe typical magnetic resonance imaging findings and t...

Muscle pathology in juvenile dermatomyositis

Säo Paulo med. j; 115 (5), 1997
To study muscle biopsies, using histochemistry, on ten children with infantile dermatomyositis. Design: Series of ten patients (of whom eight patients had received treatment and two had not) were submitted to muscle biopsy in order to diagnose possible inflammatory myopathy or to detect recurrences. Plac...