First presentation of polymyositis postpartum following intrauterine fetal death.
We present a case of polymyositis (PM) following intrauterine fetal death. The first presentation of PM in the patient was during postpartum. The patient was referred to our hospital because of a fever of unknown cause 13 d after delivery of dead fetus at 32 weeks' gestation. PM was diagnosed based on the increased serum creatine phosphokinase level, typical electromyogram findings and characteristic muscle biopsy findings.
Takei
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan.
Suzuki
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S
Kijima
K
K
Sawa
R
R
Yoneyama
Y
Y
Asakura
H
H
Araki
T
T
D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D003402:Creatine Kinase / Q000097:blood; D004576:Electromyography; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000473:pathology; D017285:Polymyositis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis
D003402:Creatine Kinase