title: Dermatomyositis sine myositis with membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis.
abstract: Dermatomyositis (DM) is an autoimmune disease that is characterized by involvement of proximal musculature and skin. We report a 52-year-old woman with a 6-year history of dermatomyositis sine myositis, who developed lower extremity edema and proteinuria. Pathological examination of renal biopsy showed membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis. She received steroid, cyclophosphamide, and mycophenolate mofetil. Over the 9 to 10 months after the beginning of treatment, the proteinuria was improved.
authors.affiliation: Department of Rheumatology, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd 89168-86938, Iran.
authors.forename: Mohammad Bagher
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Owlia
authors.forename: Roya
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hemayati
authors.forename: Shokouh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Taghipour Zahir
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Moeini Nodeh