title: A case of hypomyopathic dermatomyositis associated with rapid progressive interstitial pneumonia resistant to multi-immunosuppressive therapy.
abstract: The prognosis of interstitial pneumonia in patients with dermatomyositis is thought to depend on the histologic type and response to therapy. We report a case of hypomyopathic dermatomyositis with rapid development of a fatal interstitial pneumonia. Although the histology of lung biopsy indicated minimal alveolitis, the patient died despite multi-immunosuppressive therapy. The autopsy revealed acute and organizing diffuse alveolar damage. In this case, the lung biopsy taken before the acute deterioration did not predict the patient's poor prognosis. Interstitial pneumonia in patients with amyopathic or hypomyopathic dermatomyositis would develop rapidly progressive and refractory. We need larger and better prospective studies to determine whether early and intensive immunosuppressive therapy improves the prognosis of interstitial pneumonia in patients with amyopathic or hypomyopathic dermatomyositis.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Department of Internal Medicine, Jichi Medical School Omiya Medical Center, Saitama, Japan. ttsuda@omiya.jichi.ac.jp
authors.forename: Tokutaro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tsuda
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Asanuma
authors.forename: Shinichiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Koyama
authors.forename: Yoshinori
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kawabata
authors.forename: Masato
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Moriguchi
mesh_terms: D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016572:Cyclosporine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003882:Dermatomyositis / Q000150:complications*; D024901:Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D017563:Lung Diseases, Interstitial / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D005719:gamma-Globulins / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D005719:gamma-Globulins; D016572:Cyclosporine; D003520:Cyclophosphamide; D011239:Prednisolone