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The clinical spectrum of dermatomyositis and the new autoantibodies – with regard to two clinical cases with distinct associations
Author(s) -
Calvão da Silva Joana Cruz Matos,
Santiago Luís,
Brites Maria Manuel,
Gonçalo Margarida
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
australasian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.67
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1440-0960
pISSN - 0004-8380
DOI - 10.1111/ajd.13232
Subject(s) - dermatomyositis , medicine , autoantibody , dermatology , inflammatory myopathy , myopathy , pathology , immunology , antibody
Dermatomyositis is a rare idiopathic inflammatory myopathy associated with different autoantibodies (anti‐MDA5, anti‐TIF1‐γ) which are linked with typical and distinct phenotypes of dermatomyositis. We describe two cases that illustrate these diverse cutaneous and systemic manifestations.