A Case of a 14-Year-Old Girl Who Developed Dermatomyositis Associated with Mycoplasma pneumoniae Infection.
- Author:
Hyuk Jin MOON
1
;
Jae Kook YANG
;
Dong Hyun IN
;
Dong Hyun KWUN
;
Hyun Ho JO
;
Sung Hae CHANG
Author Information
1. Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital, Cheonan, Korea. cocojasmin.st.grace@gamil.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Dermatomyositis;
Mycoplasma pneumoniae;
Polymyositis
- MeSH:
Adolescent*;
Dermatomyositis*;
Female*;
Humans;
Immunoglobulins;
Methotrexate;
Mycoplasma Infections;
Mycoplasma pneumoniae*;
Mycoplasma*;
Myositis;
Pneumonia;
Pneumonia, Mycoplasma*;
Polymyositis
- From:Soonchunhyang Medical Science
2015;21(2):130-133
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Extrapulmonary manifestations of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection are not uncommon and involvement of every organ system has been reported. However, association of inflammatory myositis with M. pneumoniae infection is rare. Here, we describe a patient who developed polymyositis associated with mycoplasma infection, who was treated successfully with glucocorticoid, intravenous immunoglobulin, and methotrexate.
