Dermatomyositis With Pulmonary Lesions

Case Reports1 January 1959DERMATOMYOSITIS WITH PULMONARY LESIONSJEROME GOLDFISCHER, M.D., ELI H. RUBIN, M.D., F.A.C.P.JEROME GOLDFISCHER, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, ELI H. RUBIN, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-50-1-194 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptDermatomyositis is an inflammatory and degenerative disease of skin, muscle and, occasionally, other organs. The symptoms are characterized by weakness and tenderness of the affected parts, fever, cutaneous eruptions, edema, dysphagia and progressive wasting. Dermatomyositis is included among the "collagen" diseases, and it is often difficult to distinguish this condition from scleroderma and systemic lupus erythematosus. 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SHORT, M.D., F.A.C.P., HUGH A. SMYTHE, M.D., F.R.C.P.(C), OTTO STEINBROCKER, M.D., HOWARD J. WEINBERGER, M.D. 1 January 1959Volume 50, Issue 1 Page: 194-206 Keywords Collagen diseases Dermatomyositis Lesions Myositis Pneumonia Pneumonitis Pulmonary diseases Scleroderma Skin diseases Uric acid ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 January 1959 PDF downloadLoading ...