Dermatomyositis with positive anti-TIF1 gamma antibodies in an adult female: A case report

Krishna Adhikari; Prashant Pant; Sanjeev Bhandari; Sandip Paudel; Buddhi Poudyal; Lucky Sharma; Keshav Raj Sigdel; Rojina Subedi

doi:10.1002/ccr3.8215

Dermatomyositis with positive anti-TIF1 gamma antibodies in an adult female: A case report

Clin Case Rep. 2023 Nov 20;11(11):e8215. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.8215. eCollection 2023 Nov.

Authors

Krishna Adhikari¹, Prashant Pant², Sanjeev Bhandari³, Sandip Paudel⁴, Buddhi Poudyal¹, Lucky Sharma¹, Keshav Raj Sigdel¹, Rojina Subedi⁵

Affiliations

¹ Patan Academy of Health Sciences Lalitpur Nepal.
² Department of Internal Medicine Star Hospital Lalitpur Nepal.
³ Department of Internal Medicine Karnali Province Hospital Birendranagar Nepal.
⁴ College of Medicine Nepalese Army Institute of Health Sciences Kathmandu Nepal.
⁵ Pokhara Academy of Health Sciences Pokhara.

Abstract

Dermatomyositis is an uncommon autoimmune disease with only few cases reported from Nepal. Presence of anti TIF-1 gamma antibodies in DM are the strongest predictor of malignancy. Timely screening of malignancies for early detection and management remains the mainstay of this report.

Keywords: Nepal; TIF‐1; autoimmune; dermatomyositis; malignancy.

Publication types

Case Reports