Open AccessDermatomyositis and Pregnancy: A Case Report with Review of the Literature
Author(s) -
ABBA Abbasse,
Moustapha Niasse,
DIABY Ladji Mohamed,
Ali Hassan
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
sas journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2454-5112
DOI - 10.36347/sasjm.2021.v07i05.006
Subject(s) - dermatomyositis , medicine , pregnancy , dermatology , abortion , muscle disease , obstetrics , systemic disease , disease , surgery , pathology , genetics , biology
Dermatomyositis (DM) is a systemic autoimmune disease, characterised mainly by non-infectious inflammatory involvement of the muscles and skin. The association of dermatomyositis with pregnancy is rarely described in the literature. We present a case of a patient with dermatomyositis who presented with clinical symptoms typical of dermatomyositis, confirmed by investigations. The patient was put on corticosteroids and Azathiopyrin, an ultrasound scan under treatment showed a pregnancy followed by an abortion shortly after the ultrasound scan.