[Peripheral neuropathy with autonomous nervous system involvement in the course of dermatomyositis].
A peripheral neuropathy occurs rarely during the course of an inflammatory myopathy. Once the classical aetiologies of peripheral neuropathies are ruled out, the diagnosis of neuromyositis can be accepted. We report a patient with dermatomyositis who presented a peripheral neuropathy revealed by dysautonomia. The presence of associated vasculitis led us to consider that this constituted the mechanism of the neurological involvement.
Gain
M
M
Service de médecine interne, hôpital Saint-Antoine, 184, rue du Faubourg-Saint-Antoine, 75012 Paris, France. murielle.gain@sat.aphp.fr
Kettaneh
A
A
Weissenburger
J
J
Tiev
K-P
KP
Toledano
C
C
Josselin
L
L
Cherin
P
P
Cabane
J
J
D001342:Autonomic Nervous System Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D003882:Dermatomyositis / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged