title: Bilateral ocular myositis as a late complication of dermatomyositis.
abstract: The association of bilateral ocular myositis with primary inflammatory muscle disease is rare. We describe a 30-year-old man with a 2-month history of eyelid edema, erythema, and orbital pain, occurring in the course of previously undiagnosed and untreated dermatomyositis (DM). Although ocular myositis is a very rare manifestation of DM, it might be overlooked by clinicians who are not aware of this complication.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Athens University Medical School, Athens, Greece. pkokotis@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Panagiotis
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kokotis
authors.forename: Panagiotis
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Theodossiadis
authors.forename: Christos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bouros
authors.forename: Petros P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Sfikakis
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001379:Azathioprine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003882:Dermatomyositis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004576:Electromyography; D006801:Humans; D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008727:Methotrexate / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008775:Methylprednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009801:Oculomotor Muscles / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous; D001379:Azathioprine; D008775:Methylprednisolone; D008727:Methotrexate