title: First presentation of polymyositis postpartum following intrauterine fetal death.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Takei
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kijima
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sawa
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yoneyama
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Asakura
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Araki
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D003402:Creatine Kinase