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Review
. 2006 Nov;25(6):898-900.
doi: 10.1007/s10067-005-0053-9. Epub 2006 Aug 22.

Acute dermatomyositis with subcutaneous generalized edema

Gláucio R Werner de Castro  1 , Simone Appenzeller, Manoel B Bértolo, Lílian T L Costallat
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Review

Acute dermatomyositis with subcutaneous generalized edema

Gláucio R Werner de Castro et al. Clin Rheumatol. 2006 Nov.

Abstract

The authors report a 40-year-old Caucasian man with relapsing muscle and skin involvement of dermatomyositis treated with high-dose corticosteroids, taken orally, and methotrexate and human gamma globulin, both administered intravenously. After 4 months of aggressive treatment, he presented with generalized edema, considered secondary to dermatomyositis. Aggressive immunosuppression did not stop disease progression. The literature concerning anasarca due to inflammatory myopathies is revised.

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