title: Dermatomyositis and pregnancy. Case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Dermatomyositis is a rare disease complicating pregnancy. We treated a patient in whom two pregnancies were complicated by dermatomyositis. In the first of the two gestations, a mild form of the disease arose in the last trimester. In the second gestation, the disease was inactive following treatment with 0.3 mg/kg/day prednisolone. Both the mother and two children have since been doing well.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ishii
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ono
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kawaguchi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nakajima
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000974:Antibodies, Antinuclear / Q000097:blood; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases / Q000097:blood; D001706:Biopsy; D003402:Creatine Kinase / Q000097:blood; D003882:Dermatomyositis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D004576:Electromyography; D005260:Female; D005634:Fructose-Bisphosphate Aldolase / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome
chemical_list: D000974:Antibodies, Antinuclear; D011239:Prednisolone; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases; D003402:Creatine Kinase; D005634:Fructose-Bisphosphate Aldolase