Dermatomyositis and Polymyositis

    • Inflammatory  immune disease affecting
      • skeletal muscle
      • skin
      • joints – arthritis
      • GI tract
      • Lungs
        • ILD
          • NSIP
          • UIP
          • Acute Interstitial Pneumonia
      • Cardiac involvement
        • Involves small vessels
          • CAD
          • Myocarditis
            • conduction abnormalities and arrhythmias
            • CHF
          • Common cause of death
      • Raynaud’s
    • Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, 2-chamber (A) and short-axis views (B), showing late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) in the middle myocardial layer of the inferior wall (arrows), compatible with a nonischemic inflammatory process.
      DilaverisP et al Inducible Ventricular Tachycardia Due to Dermatomyositis-Related Cardiomyopathy in the Era of Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Therapy
      Circulation. 2012;125:967–969

      Case courtesy of Prashant Mudgal, Radiopaedia.org. From the case rID: 40532
Case courtesy of Prashant Mudgal, Radiopaedia.org. From the case rID: 40532

 

Dermatomyositis showing extensive skin calcification in a 60 year old female
#skin #calcification #dermatomyositis
Ashley Davidoff TheCommonVein.net
Dermatomyositis showing extensive skin calcification in a 60 year old female
#skin #calcification #dermatomyositis
Ashley Davidoff TheCommonVein.net
Dermatomyositis showing extensive skin and joint calcification in a 60 year old female
#skin #calcification #joints #dermatomyositis
Ashley Davidoff TheCommonVein.net
Dermatomyositis showing extensive skin calcification in a 60 year old female
#skin #calcification #dermatomyositis
Ashley Davidoff TheCommonVein.net
Dermatomyositis showing extensive skin calcification in a 60 year old female
#skin #calcification #dermatomyositis
Ashley Davidoff TheCommonVein.net
Dermatomyositis showing extensive skin calcification in a 60 year old female
#skin #calcification #dermatomyositis
Ashley Davidoff TheCommonVein.net
Dermatomyositis showing extensive skin calcification in a 60 year old female
#skin #calcification #dermatomyositis
Ashley Davidoff TheCommonVein.net

Links and References

Dilaveris P et al Inducible Ventricular Tachycardia Due to Dermatomyositis-Related Cardiomyopathy in the Era of Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Therapy
Circulation. 2012;125:967–969

Lundberg I E  The heart in dermatomyositis and polymyositis  Rheumatology, Volume 45, Issue suppl_4, October 2006, Pages iv18–iv21