Dermatomyositis and toxoplasmosis.
In a patient with childhood dermatomyositis, high toxoplasma antibodies were found at the time of diagnosis. A direct immunofluorescence technique demonstrated active toxoplasmosis in the muscle biopsy. The response to treatment and follow-up in this patient suggest that toxoplasmosis could have caused the dermatomyositis.
D002648:Child; D003882:Dermatomyositis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009132:Muscles / Q000469:parasitology; D014123:Toxoplasmosis / Q000150:complications*