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Dermatomyositis and Crohn's disease – Case report

dc.contributor.authorNeves, Ana
dc.contributor.authorMendonça, Inês
dc.contributor.authorMarques, José
dc.contributor.authorCosta, José
dc.contributor.authorAlmeida, Jorge
dc.date.accessioned2025-03-24T10:01:36Z
dc.date.available2025-03-24T10:01:36Z
dc.date.issued2023-05-27
dc.description.abstractImmune‐mediated diseases tend to overlap in ways that are not completely understood. When a presentation is not entirely explained by a former condition, other hypotheses should arise. Additionally, the activity of 2 overlapping immune‐mediated conditions is not always associated. We present an unusual association between Crohn's disease and dermatomyositis in a 28‐year‐old man. The patient presented with a 2‐month history of proximal muscle weakness and a skin rash with heliotrope periorbital edema. Since the patient had already been diagnosed with Crohn's disease, he was under immunosuppressive therapy, and he had a family history of psoriasis, the diagnosis was not immediate and required an integrative approach. Laboratory analysis revealed elevated creatine kinase, aldolase, lactic dehydrogenase and transaminase levels. He had no symptoms of Crohn's disease exacerbation. Magnetic resonance imaging, electromyography, and muscle biopsy findings were consistent with inflammatory myopathy, although non‐specific. Corticosteroids were initiated with clinical and laboratory improvement within 1 month.eng
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/1756-185x.14757
dc.identifier.eissn1756-185X
dc.identifier.issn1756-1841
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/26943
dc.language.isoeng
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.publisherWiley-VCH Verlag
dc.relation.hasversionhttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1756-185X.14757
dc.relation.ispartofInternational Journal of Rheumatic Diseases
dc.rights.uriN/A
dc.subjectCase Report
dc.subjectCrohn's Disease
dc.subjectIdiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies
dc.subjectInflammatory Bowel Disease
dc.subjectOverlap Syndromes
dc.titleDermatomyositis and Crohn's disease – Case reporteng
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.endPage2580
oaire.citation.issue12
oaire.citation.startPage2576
oaire.citation.titleInternational Journal of Rheumatic Diseases
oaire.citation.volume26
oaire.versionhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85

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