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Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd · Jan 2013
Case Reports[A woman with skin abnormalities and muscle weakness].
- Lars C Steggink, Martha E Hettema, and Corine E Delsing.
- Medisch Spectrum Twente, Afd. Interne Geneeskunde, Enschede, the Netherlands. lcsteggink@gmail.com
- Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 2013 Jan 1;157(30):A6306.
AbstractA 54-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with progressive proximal muscle weakness and a symmetric skin rash. Physical examination demonstrated a heliotrope rash, Gottron lesions, mechanic's hands and symmetrical erythema of the face, neck and upper legs. The diagnosis 'dermatomyositis' was established. Subsequently, the patient was successfully treated with prednisolone 1 mg/kg.
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