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Xynogalas I, Michail P, Katsikas G, Exarhos D, Papachristos K, Karamanakos A. Anasarca and spontaneous intramuscular haemmorhage in a dermatomyositis patient: case report and review of the literature. Clin Rheumatol 2024; 43:2689-2699. [PMID: 38861228 DOI: 10.1007/s10067-024-07026-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2024] [Revised: 05/16/2024] [Accepted: 06/04/2024] [Indexed: 06/12/2024]
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Dermatomyositis is a rare, autoimmune systemic disorder of unknown aetiology that presents as a constellation of clinical symptoms and signs primarily affecting skin and muscles. Patients with dermatomyositis can present with rare "non-canonical" manifestations. Focal or generalised oedema is an infrequent and often overlooked symptom of the disease, while spontaneous intramuscular haemorrhage is an even rarer and under-recognised, life-threatening complication that constitutes a medical emergency for clinical physicians. There are no known predisposing factors able to predict which patients will develop this complication and specific instructions considering treatment approach are currently lacking. Herein, we present a case of a patient with dermatomyositis complicated by both anasarca and spontaneous intramuscular haemorrhage. In order to raise awareness and timely diagnosis of such patients, we provide a review of the relevant literature and of the cases reported this far.
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Xiong J, Balakrishnan T, Fong W. Anasarca as the first presentation of anti-synthetase syndrome. BMJ Case Rep 2024; 17:e258359. [PMID: 38749521 DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2023-258359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/06/2024] Open
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A woman in her 70s presented with anasarca and exertional dyspnoea. Investigation showed severe hypoalbuminaemia with no urinary or gastrointestinal protein losses. CT thorax reported lung consolidations, and transbronchial lung biopsy demonstrated organising pneumonia. Autoimmune myositis serology was positive for anti-Jo-1, anti-Ro-52, and anti-PM/Scl-100 antibodies. She was diagnosed with anti-synthetase syndrome with organising pneumonia. She was treated with oral prednisolone and oral mycophenolate mofetil with a good clinical response.
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- Jiaqing Xiong
- Department of Internal Medicine, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
- Office of Education, Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, Singapore
- Department of Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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Duchesne M, Leonard-Louis S, Landon-Cardinal O, Anquetil C, Mariampillai K, Monzani Q, Benveniste O, Allenbach Y. Edematous myositis: a clinical presentation first suggesting dermatomyositis diagnosis. Brain Pathol 2020; 30:867-876. [PMID: 32323412 DOI: 10.1111/bpa.12844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2020] [Revised: 04/07/2020] [Accepted: 04/14/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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AIMS Edema of the limbs is uncommon in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM). The few reported cases have been associated with severe and refractory dermatomyositis (DM), sometimes in association with cancers. We aimed to determine if edematous myositis is a homogeneous subtype based on clinical, serological and pathological features. METHODS This is a retrospective observational study performed between 2008 and 2015 in the French national referral center for myositis. All adult patients with an inflammatory muscle biopsy and upper limbs edema were included as well as IIM cases without limb edema as controls. Clinical, biological and pathological features were collected. RESULTS Seventeen edematous myositis were included and compared to 174 IIM without edema, including 50 DM controls. Edema was the first manifestation in 23% of patients. Muscle weakness was severe and symmetric, 71% of patients presented dysphagia and a restrictive ventilatory pattern was found in 40%. Fifty-two percent of patients had a typical DM skin rash and 23% had cancer within 3 years of diagnosing myositis. Fifty-three percent of patients presented a myositis specific antibody and only DM-specific antibodies were detected. Classic pathological DM features (perifascicular atrophy, perifascicular/perimysial perivascular inflammation) were uncommon but capillary C5b-9 deposition and MxA expression were seen in 79% and 73% of cases, respectively. A perimysial edema was found in 82% of cases. Seventeen percent of patients died (median follow up of 18 months). Edematous myositis demonstrated more marked capillary C5b-9 deposition compared to IIM controls. There was no clinical, biological or pathological difference with DM controls except for limb edema. CONCLUSION Our study underlines that limb edema could be a symptom of IIM and that edematous myositis are mostly DM. The vasculopathy seems to play a key role in its pathophysiology. Limb edema associated with muscle impairment should suggest the diagnosis of DM in clinical settings.
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- Mathilde Duchesne
- Department of Pathology, University Hospital of Limoges, Limoges, France.,Laboratory of Neurology, University Hospital of Limoges, Limoges, France.,EA6309, University of Medicine and Pharmacology of Limoges, Limoges, France
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- Department of Neuropathology, APHP, Pitié-Salpêtrière University Hospital, Sorbonne University, University Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France.,Department of Neuromyology, National Reference Center of Neuromuscular Disorders, APHP, Pitié-Salpêtrière University Hospital, Sorbonne University, University Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France
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- Division of Rheumatology and Research Center, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Immunology, National Reference Center of Neuromuscular disorders, APHP, Pitié-Salpêtrière University Hospital, Sorbonne University, University Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Immunology, National Reference Center of Neuromuscular disorders, APHP, Pitié-Salpêtrière University Hospital, Sorbonne University, University Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France
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- Department of Radiology, APHP, Pitié-Salpêtrière University Hospital, Sorbonne University, University Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Immunology, National Reference Center of Neuromuscular disorders, APHP, Pitié-Salpêtrière University Hospital, Sorbonne University, University Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Immunology, National Reference Center of Neuromuscular disorders, APHP, Pitié-Salpêtrière University Hospital, Sorbonne University, University Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France.,INSERM, UMR974, Sorbonne University, University Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France
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Navarro-Triviño F, Pérez-López I, Ruíz-Villaverde R. Dermatology and Immunoglobulin Therapy: Who to Treat and How to Administer Immunoglobulins. ACTAS DERMO-SIFILIOGRAFICAS 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.adengl.2018.03.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022] Open
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Navarro-Triviño FJ, Pérez-López I, Ruíz-Villaverde R. Dermatology and Immunoglobulin Therapy: Who to Treat and How to Administer Immunoglobulins. ACTAS DERMO-SIFILIOGRAFICAS 2018; 109:323-330. [PMID: 29429551 DOI: 10.1016/j.ad.2017.11.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2017] [Revised: 10/16/2017] [Accepted: 11/05/2017] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) replacement therapy has been used in immune deficiency diseases for more than 50 years. The indications for this treatment have evolved, however, and IVIG therapy is now used in various diseases in which the immune system plays a prominent role. IVIG therapy has carved out a niche in dermatology for the treatment of such conditions as dermatomyositis, autoimmune bullous diseases, and toxic epidermal necrolysis. Special attention has been paid to this therapy in recent years. New guidelines have been published and should be taken into consideration in dermatology. This review provides a practical guide to IVIG use in our specialty.
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- F J Navarro-Triviño
- Unidad de Dermatología Médico-Quirúrgica y Venereología, Hospital Comarcal Santa Ana, Motril, España.
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- Unidad de Gestión Clínica de Dermatología y Venereología, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Granada, Granada, España
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- Unidad de Gestión Clínica de Dermatología y Venereología, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Granada, Granada, España
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Lozano-Masdemont B, Pulido-Pérez A, Parra-Blanco V, Avilés-Izquierdo JA. Edema and dermatomyositis. Migratory edema and edematous and vesiculobullous dermatomyositis overlap. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017; 14:313-314. [PMID: 29107577 DOI: 10.1016/j.reuma.2017.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2017] [Revised: 08/29/2017] [Accepted: 09/13/2017] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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- Belén Lozano-Masdemont
- Servicio de Dermatología, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, España.
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- Servicio de Dermatología, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, España
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- Servicio de Anatomía Patológica, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, España
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Rogers A, Chung L, Li S, Casciola-Rosen L, Fiorentino DF. Cutaneous and Systemic Findings Associated With Nuclear Matrix Protein 2 Antibodies in Adult Dermatomyositis Patients. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 2017; 69:1909-1914. [PMID: 28129490 DOI: 10.1002/acr.23210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2016] [Accepted: 01/24/2017] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To characterize the cutaneous and systemic clinical phenotype of dermatomyositis patients with antinuclear matrix protein 2 (anti-NXP-2) antibodies. METHODS We conducted a retrospective cohort analysis of 178 dermatomyositis patients seen at the Stanford University Clinic. An electronic chart review employing a keyword search strategy was performed to collect clinical and laboratory data. Anti-NXP-2 antibodies were assayed by immunoprecipitation using NXP-2 produced by in vitro transcription/translation. RESULTS Antibodies to NXP-2 were detected in 20 of the 178 patients (11%). Anti-NXP-2 antibodies were associated with male sex (50% versus 25%; P = 0.02), dysphagia (74% versus 39%; P = 0.006), myalgia (89% versus 52%; P = 0.002), peripheral edema (35% versus 11%; P = 0.016), and calcinosis (37% versus 11%; P = 0.007). These patients were less likely to be clinically amyopathic (5% versus 23%; P = 0.08). Five of the 20 patients with anti-NXP-2 antibodies (25%) had an associated internal malignancy. No other cutaneous characteristics were associated with anti-NXP-2 antibodies, except a decreased frequency of Gottron's sign (44% versus 75%; P = 0.012) and a greater likelihood of having mild skin disease. CONCLUSION Dermatomyositis patients with anti-NXP-2 antibodies have a distinct and often severe systemic phenotype that includes myalgia, peripheral edema, and significant dysphagia, despite having milder inflammatory skin disease.
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- Anna Rogers
- Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
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- Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, and Department of Veterans Affairs, Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, California
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- Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
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Zarrabi K, Choy T, Sweeney K, Desai V, Keresztes R. Paraneoplastic edematous dermatomyositis: A rare syndrome observed in a case of small cell lung cancer. Clin Pract 2017; 7:982. [PMID: 29138685 PMCID: PMC5661137 DOI: 10.4081/cp.2017.982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2017] [Accepted: 10/12/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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- Kevin Zarrabi
- Department of Medicine, Stony Brook University Hospital
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- Department of Medicine, Stony Brook University Hospital
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- Department of Pathology, Stony Brook University Hospital, Stony Brook, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Stony Brook University Hospital
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Flores-Terry M, García-Arpa M, Anino-Fernández J, Mínguez-Sánchez M. Edematous Dermatomyositis with Probable Evans Syndrome. ACTAS DERMO-SIFILIOGRAFICAS 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.adengl.2017.06.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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Flores-Terry M, García-Arpa M, Anino-Fernández J, Mínguez-Sánchez M. Dermatomiositis edematosa asociada a probable síndrome de Evans. ACTAS DERMO-SIFILIOGRAFICAS 2017; 108:673-675. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ad.2017.01.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2016] [Revised: 01/17/2017] [Accepted: 01/18/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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