title: Anti-signal recognition particle antibody-positive polymyositis in a patient with Sjögren's syndrome showing various types of annular erythema: Positive correlation between the activities of annular erythema and myositis.
abstract: Annular erythema with Sjögren's syndrome (AESS) is occasionally found, especially in Asian patients, which is classified into three types. We present a case of Sjögren's syndrome showing various types of AESS with anti-signal recognition particle antibody-positive polymyositis. We successfully treated the eruption and myositis with a low dose of prednisolone. Every onset of annular erythema coincided with elevation of serum creatine kinase levels, which suggests the correlation between the activities of annular erythema and polymyositis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Japan.
authors.forename: Miho
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kabuto
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Japan.
authors.forename: Noriki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Fujimoto
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Yasuhito
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hamaguchi
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Japan.
authors.forename: Toshihiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tanaka
mesh_terms: D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000097:blood; D004890:Erythema / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017285:Polymyositis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology*; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018271:Signal Recognition Particle / Q000276:immunology*; D012859:Sjogren's Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology*; D012873:Skin Diseases, Genetic / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D001323:Autoantibodies; D018271:Signal Recognition Particle; D011239:Prednisolone
keywords: Sjögren's syndrome; annular erythema; anti-signal recognition particle antibody; polymyositis; tumid lupus erythematosus