Dermatomyositis in an Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant Recipient with Graft-Versus-Host Disease.
- Author:
Young KIM
1
;
Seong Wook KANG
;
Deog Yeon JO
;
Chan Keol PARK
;
Kyu Sang SONG
;
Jin Man KIM
;
Jinhyun KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea. md228@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Dermatomyositis;
Stem cell transplantation;
Graft versus host disease
- MeSH:
Autoimmune Diseases;
Dermatomyositis*;
Female;
Graft vs Host Disease*;
Humans;
Inflammation;
Middle Aged;
Muscle Weakness;
Skin Abnormalities;
Stem Cell Transplantation;
Stem Cells*;
Transplantation*
- From:Korean Journal of Medicine
2014;86(4):523-527
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Dermatomyositis (DM) is an autoimmune disease characterized by subacute-onset proximal symmetric muscle weakness, skin abnormalities, and muscle inflammation. Descriptions of DM as a complication of chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD) are very rare. We report a 50-year-old woman who developed DM associated with cGVHD after allogeneic stem cell transplantation.
