A Case of Dermatomyositis That Developed after Repeated Filler Material Injections for Cosmetic Purposes.
10.4078/jkra.2010.17.1.46
- Author:
Myung Won LEE
1
;
So Youn YOUN
;
So Ra KANG
;
Jisoo LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Ewha Womans University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. leejisoo@ewha.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Dermatomyositis;
Cosmetic;
Filler injections
- MeSH:
Adult;
Aluminum Hydroxide;
Autoimmune Diseases;
Carbonates;
Collagen;
Cosmetics;
Dermatomyositis;
Female;
Humans;
Myositis;
Polymyositis
- From:The Journal of the Korean Rheumatism Association
2010;17(1):46-50
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Dermatomyositis and polymyositis are uncommon, acquired idiopathic inflammatory myopathies of an unknown etiology. Although there are 9 reported cases in the literature of developing dermatomyositis or polymyositis after collagen dermal injection, it is still controversial whether there is a link between injectable filler materials and autoimmune diseases, and specifically dermatomyositis/polymyositis. We experienced a case of a 40-year-old woman who developed dermatomyositis after repeated injections of multiple filler materials, including collagen for cosmetic purposes, which suggests a temporal relation between the two factors. The benefit-to-risk ratio should be assessed for repeated cosmetic surgical procedures that use filler materials.
