title: Staphylococcus aureus panniculitis complicating juvenile dermatomyositis.
abstract: Panniculitis is a rarely reported manifestation of juvenile dermatomyositis. The 3 previously reported cases of juvenile dermatomyositis and panniculitis were attributed to flare of underlying disease, rather than infection, and were treated with increased immunosuppression. Here we describe a patient with juvenile dermatomyositis who developed panniculitis secondary to Staphylococcus aureus. Patients with juvenile dermatomyositis and panniculitis should have extensive testing for infectious etiologies before increasing their immunosuppressive regimens.
authors.affiliation: Division of Rheumatology, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, 3705 Fifth Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA. steven.spalding@chp.edu
authors.forename: Steven J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Spalding
authors.forename: Manuel P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Meza
authors.forename: Sarangarajan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ranganathan
authors.forename: Raphael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hirsch
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003882:Dermatomyositis / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015434:Panniculitis / Q000382:microbiology*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000150:complications*