Work

Successful Treatment of Refractory Cutaneous Manifestations of Dermatomyositis With Intravenous Immunoglobulin: A Case Report

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Dermatomyositis is a connective tissue disorder with dermatological and extracutaneous manifestations. Multiple treatment modalities have been used to treat dermatomyositis, and there have been cases with resistant disease refractory to conventional therapies. Corticosteroids are usually used to achieve remission, and from then, steroid-sparing agents such as azathioprine are used to maintain remission. However, in this report, we present a case of dermatomyositis with refractory cutaneous manifestation. The patient's muscular pain had subsided with the use of corticosteroids, but the dermatological lesions did not respond to multiple treatment modalities, responding only to intravenous immunoglobulins (IVIG).

Source: Cureus

DOI: 10.7759/cureus.68518

Authors: Yousif B Aldoseri, Sahar Saad, Khalid B Aldoseri

Institution: King Hamad University Hospital

Language: English

Topic: Inflammatory Myopathies and Dermatomyositis

Subfield: Epidemiology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4402192606