Panniculitis is a rare cutaneous finding in dermatomyositis (DM), presenting as tender subcutaneous nodules. Because panniculitis may precede other symptoms of DM, and its complications, including pain, lipoatrophy and carcinosis, might be severe and irreversible, early diagnosis and treatment of panniculitis is important. We herein describe a case of dermatomyositis first presenting as panniculitis in a 45-year old man.
Dermatomyositis ; Early Diagnosis ; Panniculitis

Humans ; Dermatomyositis/diagnosis* ; Vascular Diseases

Dermatomyositis(DM) is the classic example of an inflammatory disease that has both cutaneous and systemic manifestations. An association with pregnancy is very uncommon. Glickman described the first case of DM associated with pregnancy in 1958. Since then a few reports of DM cases associated with pregnancy were published. This is the report of a female patient who had a previously established diagnosis of DM, and then became pregnant during the remission stage of DM. The DM recurred in 33 week of gestation. Because a Pregnancy it involves alterations in the immune responses of the patients, it may lead to a recrudescence or aggrevation of DM. The pregnancy should be considered a high risk for a recrudescence and aggrevation of DM. Careful monitoring of DM patients and with pregnancy should be warranted.
Dermatomyositis* ; Diagnosis ; Female ; Humans ; Pregnancy* ; Recurrence

We report a case of childhood dermatomyositis t.hat developed in a 10-year-old boy. Skin lesion showed malar erythema, Gottron's papule, and poikiloderma those were compatible with dermatomyositis. And other clinical, laboratory, and histopathologic findings supported the diagnosis of derrnatomyositis. We treated him with oral corticosteroid, the lesion was improved and regular periodic follow up was attempted. From summary of all data of patient, this case was typical Brunsting type of childhood dermatomyositis.
Child ; Dermatomyositis* ; Diagnosis ; Erythema ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Male ; Skin

Dermatomyositis ; complications ; Humans ; Lung Diseases, Interstitial ; diagnosis ; etiology ; therapy

Dermatomyositis ; diagnosis ; Diagnostic Errors ; Hepatitis B ; diagnosis ; Hepatitis D ; diagnosis ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Superinfection ; diagnosis

Aged ; Dermatomyositis ; complications ; diagnosis ; Dyspnea ; diagnosis ; etiology ; Female ; Hoarseness ; diagnosis ; etiology ; Humans

Dermatomyositis is a multiple disease characterized by inflammatory myopathy with specific cutaneous findings including heliotroph erythema, Gottron's papules, lupus erythematosus-like skin lesions, and cutaneous calcinosis. We report a case of childhood dermatitis that developed in a 9-year-old girl. Skin lesion showed malar erythema, Gottron's papule, cutaneous calcinosis, poikiloderma, and scalp dermatitis. These were compatible with dermatomyositis. and other clinical, laboratory, and histopathologic findings supported the diagnosis of dermatomyositis. She was treated with methotrexate, oral corticosteroid, and hydroxychloroquine.
Calcinosis ; Child ; Dermatitis* ; Dermatomyositis* ; Diagnosis ; Erythema ; Female ; Humans ; Hydroxychloroquine ; Methotrexate ; Myositis ; Scalp* ; Skin

Dermatomyositis (DM) is characterized by progressive proximal limb weakness and typical skin manifestations. The histological findings that show perifascicular atrophy and deposition of membrane attack complex are pathognomic features of DM. Dermatomyositis is categorized into classical DM and non-classical DM, which includes amyopathic DM and DM sine dermatitis. DM sine dermatitis is seldom described because of its rarity, making the diagnosis more challenging. We report a case of DM sine dermatitis, a rare phenotype of DM.
Atrophy ; Complement Membrane Attack Complex ; Dermatitis* ; Dermatomyositis* ; Diagnosis ; Extremities ; Myositis* ; Phenotype* ; Skin Manifestations

Dermatomyositis (DM) is an idiopathic inflammatory myopathy (IIM) characterized by skeletal muscle inflammation and typical skin manifestations. Creatine kinase (CK) has traditionally been considered to be the most useful serum enzyme for the diagnosis and assessment of adult patients with IIM. To our knowledge, there has been no reported case of biopsy-proven DM without CK elevation in Korea, to date. Panniculitis is an uncommon cutaneous manifestation in adult patients with DM. A search of the PubMed database reveals fewer than 30 reported cases of panniculitis in adult patients with DM. Here, we report a case of a 42-year-old female who was diagnosed with biopsy-proven DM with normal serum CK levels and panniculitis.
Adult ; Creatine Kinase* ; Creatine* ; Dermatomyositis* ; Diagnosis ; Female ; Humans ; Inflammation ; Korea ; Muscle, Skeletal ; Myositis ; Panniculitis ; Skin Manifestations