Back to Search
Start Over
A case of dermatomyositis complicated with pleural effusion and massive ascites.
- Source :
-
Fukushima journal of medical science [Fukushima J Med Sci] 2020 Jan 09; Vol. 65 (3), pp. 140-145. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Dec 11. - Publication Year :
- 2020
-
Abstract
- We report a patient with dermatomyositis (DM) complicated with progressive pleural effusion and ascites. A 40-year-old woman was hospitalized in our department because of severe myalgia and dysphagia, complicated with pleural effusion and massive ascites. Elevated muscle enzymes, Gottron's papules, and electromyography (EMG) confirmed the diagnosis of DM. Combined immunosuppressive treatment consisting of intravenous immunoglobulin (IV-IG), intravenous-cyclophosphamide (IV-CY) and tacrolimus resolved her myopathy and dysphagia as well as pleural effusion and massive ascites. Her clinical course and the absence of other factors that cause pleural effusion and ascites suggest that these symptoms were related to the pathophysiology of DM.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2185-4610
- Volume :
- 65
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Fukushima journal of medical science
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 31827012
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.5387/fms.2019-09