A Case of Poikilodermatomyositis / 대한피부과학회지
Korean Journal of Dermatology
;
: 341-347, 1980.
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in Korean
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ABSTRACT
Poikilodermatomyositis is a variant of dermatomyositis which is characterized by polymyositis associated with mottled dark brownish pigmentation, seattered atrophic patch and telangiectasia of the skin. Poikiloderma usually occurs in patient with long standing dermatomyositis. The authors observed a case of typical poikilodermatomyositis in a 40-year-old male. Skin examination revealed dark brownish pigmentation, telangiectasia and whitish atrophic patches on entire body. Muscles of shoulder girdle were markedly wasted. Muscle weakness was so severe that he could not elevate his arm above shoulder level. He also had difficulty in going up stairs. Histopathologic findings of the skin were similar to those of poikiloderma vasculare atrophicans. Light microscopic and eIectronmicroscopic examination of muscle reveaIed myositis.
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Main subject:
Arm
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Shoulder
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Skin
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Telangiectasis
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Pigmentation
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Polymyositis
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Muscle Weakness
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Dermatomyositis
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Muscles
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Myositis
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Dermatology
Year:
1980
Type:
Article
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