[Ophthalmoplegia in dermatomyositis].
A case in which apparently myasthenic ophthalmoplegia had been observed more than six years prior to the onset of dermatomyositis is reported. The clinical picture is described and the possibility of a partially common pathogenesis for both forms is mooted. It is suggested that initial local disturbance of neuromuscular transmission was eventually followed by "aggression" against the muscle fibres.
D003882:Dermatomyositis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009132:Muscles / Q000473:pathology; D009157:Myasthenia Gravis / Q000209:etiology; D009886:Ophthalmoplegia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology
Oftalmoplegia in dermatomiosite