Severe dermatomyositis with pronounced generalized subcutaneous edema and dysphagia: A rare manifestation of a highly active disease

Severe subcutaneous edema is rare in dermatomyositis (DM). Such patients usually have a highly active disease, which requires aggressive treatment. To date, there are 14 reported cases of generalized edema secondary to adult DM. We described a severe case of DM manifesting generalized edema, orophar...

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Principais autores:	Amy Chia-Ying Peng, Chien-Hun Huang, Tsy-Sheng Lin, Julia Yu-Yun Lee
Formato:	Artigo
Idioma:	Inglês
Publicado:	Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-06-01
Series:	Dermatologica Sinica
Assuntos:	anasarca corticosteroids dermatomyositis generalized edema oropharyngeal dysphagia
Acceso en liña:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1027811713000578
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