Sustained myoglobinuria: the presenting manifestation of dermatomyositis.
We describe two patients with sustained myoglobinuria that did not resolve with supportive treatment. After we established a diagnosis of dermatomyositis and started treatment with corticosteroids, there was rapid resolution of the myoglobinuria. Well-documented cases of inflammatory myopathy causing myoglobinuria are rare, but their prompt recognition has important therapeutic implications.
Rose
M R
MR
Department of Neurology, University of Rochester Medical Center, NY, USA.
Kissel
J T
JT
Bickley
L S
LS
Griggs
R C
RC
D000328:Adult; D003882:Dermatomyositis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009132:Muscles / Q000473:pathology; D009212:Myoglobinuria / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology