title: [Dermatopolymyositis and primary biliary cirrhosis. A rare association].
abstract: We report a case of the uncommon association of dermatomyositis and primary biliary cirrhosis in a causasion male of 48-year-old. Diagnosis of dematomyositis was made because of muscle weakness, loss of weight, skin telangiectasia, elevated serum concentration of creatine kinase, polyphasic low amplitudes waves on electromyography and histologic confirmation on muscle biopsy. Diagnosis of primary biliary cirrhosis was made because of elevated values of alcaline phosphatase and gamma glutamyl transferase, elevated values of type II mitochondrial antibody and compatible histological lesions on liver biopsy. We found only ten case reports associating polymyositis and primary biliary cirrhosis. We hypothesize that hepatic and muscle mitochondrial dysfonction may be involved.
authors.affiliation: Service de Médecine interne, Centre hospitalier Lyon-Sud, Pierre-Bénite.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rain
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Durieu
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mackiewitz
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Levrat
mesh_terms: D003882:Dermatomyositis / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008105:Liver Cirrhosis, Biliary / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013997:Time Factors
vernacular_title: Dermatopolymyosite et cirrhose biliaire primitive. Une association rare.