Dermatomyositis sine myositis - Case presentation

Evripidis Kaltsonoudis; Eleftherios Pelechas; Alexandros A Drosos

doi:10.31138/mjr.28.1.57

Dermatomyositis sine myositis - Case presentation

Mediterr J Rheumatol. 2017 Mar 28;28(1):57-58. doi: 10.31138/mjr.28.1.57. eCollection 2017 Mar.

Authors

Evripidis Kaltsonoudis¹, Eleftherios Pelechas¹, Alexandros A Drosos¹

Affiliation

¹ Rheumatology Clinic, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical School University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece.

Abstract

In this case, we present a patient with unilateral salivary gland enlargement and periorbital edema with erythematous rash. We discuss the differential diagnosis and the relevant therapy.

Keywords: Dermatomyositis sine myositis; Gottron’s papules; heliotrope rash.

Publication types

Case Reports