Author/Editor | Dai, Klara; Koren Krajnc, Metka; Holc, Iztok | |
Title | Polimiozitis/dermatomiozitis: prikaz primera | |
Translated title | Polymyositis/dermatomyositis: a case report | |
Type | članek | |
Source | In: Krajnc I, Pahor A, Skok P, et al, editors. Zbornik predavanj in praktikum 22. srečanje internistov in zdravnikov družinske medicine Iz prakse za prakso; 2011 maj 20-21; Maribor. Maribor: Univerzitetni klinični center, | |
Publication year | 2011 | |
Volume | str. 21-7 | |
Language | slo | |
Abstract | Polymyositis (PM) and dermatomyositis (DM) belong to autoimmune myopathic diseases. They can overlap with other autoimmune diseases or they can be paraneoplastic as well. Muscular and skin involvement are the main findings in these patients, but involvement of other organs is not rare. Corticosteroids and disease modifying antiinflammatory drugs (DMARDS) are being used to treat patients with DM/PM. In the article, we present a 48-years old male patient with initially diagnosed PM which turned out to be DM. | |
Summary | Polimiozitis (PM) in dermatomiozitis (DM) sodita v skupino idiopatskih (avtoimunskih) vnetnih miopatij. Lahko sta pridružena tudi drugim avtoimunskim boleznim kot tudi malignim boleznim. Klinična slika je pestra. V ospredju so prizadete mišice in koža, lahko pa so prizadeti tudi drugi organi. Zdravita se s kortikosteroidi in imunomodulatorji. V članku predstavljamo 48-letnega moškega, ki je zbolel z dokaj tipično sliko polimiozitisa in je kasneje prišlo do razvoja dermatomiozitisa. | |
Descriptors | POLYMYOSITIS DERMATOMYOSITIS PROGNOSIS |