Amyopathic dermatomyositis - An uncommon presentation of dermatomyositis

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 492-493

  Arnson, Yoav ^a,b   Dovrish, Zamir ^a,b   Hadari, Ruth ^a,b   Amital, Howard ^a,b  

^a MEIR MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Amyopathic dermatomyositis; Arthralgia; Dermatomyositis; Hydroxychloroquine; Rash

Indexed keywords

CREATINE KINASE; CYCLOSPORIN; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; INDOMETACIN; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISONE; STEROID;

ADULT; AMYOPATHIC DERMATOMYOSITIS; ARTHRALGIA; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DERMATOMYOSITIS; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DRY EYE; ENZYME ASSAY; EYE SWELLING; FACE RASH; FEVER; HAND RASH; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; LYMPHADENITIS; MALE; NORMOCHROMIC NORMOCYTIC ANEMIA; SPONDYLOARTHROPATHY; TACHYCARDIA; WEAKNESS; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; CYCLOSPORINE; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; DERMATOMYOSITIS; EXANTHEMA; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; MALE; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISONE;

EID: 34250901851     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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