Dermatomyositis following intradermal allergen testing

Autor: Lohitha Mallipeddi, Krishnan Shanmuganandan, Suresh Kanna
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Journal of Medical and Allied Sciences, Vol 10, Iss 1, Pp 37-40 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2231-1696
DOI: 10.5455/jmas.78293
Popis: Here, we report a case of dermatomyositis following intradermal allergen testing. 50 year old lady had nasobronchial allergy of 2 years duration in form of nasal stuffiness, for which she underwent intradermal allergen testing. Followed this she developed maculopapular rash over face, forearm and neck. Her clinical, laboratory and radiological investigations showed features suggestive of myostis. Hence, patient was started on pulse corticosteroids. On follow up, patient recovered rapidly in clinical and laboratory parameters. [J Med Allied Sci 2020; 10(1.000): 37-40]
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