title: Amyopathic dermatomyositis complicated with eosinophilic pneumonia.
abstract: A 67-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital due to dyspnea on exertion with lung abnormal shadows. A transbronchial lung biopsy specimen demonstrated eosinophilic pneumonia (EP). The patient also exhibited heliotrope eyelids without muscle weakness, which led to a diagnosis of amyopathic dermatomyositis (ADM). As we were unable to find any other causes of EP, we diagnosed her as having EP associated with ADM. Dermatomyositis (DM) has been reported to be associated with various interstitial lung diseases; however, only one case of EP associated with DM has been reported. We herein report the first case of EP complicated with ADM.
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan.
authors.forename: Yuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Iijima
authors.forename: Haruhiko
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Furusawa
authors.forename: Tomoya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tateishi
authors.forename: Kimitake
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tsuchiya
authors.forename: Toshihide
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fujie
authors.forename: Meiyo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tamaoka
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sakashita
authors.forename: Yasunari
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Miyazaki
authors.forename: Yuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sumi
authors.forename: Yuji
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hosono
authors.forename: Ran
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nakashima
authors.forename: Tsuneyo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mimori
authors.forename: Naohiko
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Inase
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D003882:Dermatomyositis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D011657:Pulmonary Eosinophilia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids