title: Sustained myoglobinuria: the presenting manifestation of dermatomyositis.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, University of Rochester Medical Center, NY, USA.
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Rose
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Kissel
authors.forename: L S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Bickley
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Griggs
mesh_terms: 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