Autoimmune hepatitis and dermatomyositis: a rare association
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UNIVERSIDADE DE SÃO PAULO |
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07/11/2013
07/11/2013
2012
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The association between autoimmune hepatitis and idiopathic inflammatory myopathies has been rarely described in literature. To our knowledge, there are only five reports of autoimmune hepatitis, all coursing with polymyositis. In the present work, we describe a female patient at the age of 58 with cutaneous lesions (heliotrope), progressive proximal muscle weakness of four limbs and constitutional symptoms for 12 months, and worsened two months ago. She had also been episodes of jaundice for five months. During hospitalization, after intense clinical investigation, the diagnosis of dermatomyositis and autoimmune hepatitis were defined, and the patient had a good clinical and laboratory response to corticosteroids and immunosuppressive. |
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ACTA REUMATOLOGICA PORTUGUESA, ALGES, v. 37, n. 3, supl., Part 1, pp. 264-267, JUL-SEP, 2012 0303-464X |
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MEDFARMA-EDICOES MEDICAS, LDA ALGES |
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ACTA REUMATOLOGICA PORTUGUESA |
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openAccess Copyright MEDFARMA-EDICOES MEDICAS, LDA |
Palavras-Chave | #DERMATOMYOSITIS #AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES #AUTOIMMUNE HEPATITIS #INFLAMMATORY MYOPATHIES #POLYMYOSITIS #CHRONIC ACTIVE HEPATITIS #HEPATOCELLULAR-CARCINOMA #MYASTHENIA-GRAVIS #POLYMYOSITIS #PATIENT #RHEUMATOLOGY |
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