Panniculitis as the initial manifestation of dermatomyositis with anti-MDA5 antibody

Clin Exp Dermatol. 2017 Jul;42(5):551-553. doi: 10.1111/ced.13128. Epub 2017 May 22.

Authors

A Hasegawa¹, Y Shimomura², N Kibune¹, J Koshio³, Y Umemori¹, R Abe²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology, Nagaoka Red Cross Hospital, Nagaoka, Japan.
² Division of Dermatology, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, 1-757 Asahimachi-dori, Niigata, Niigata 951-8510, Japan.
³ Department of Internal Medicine, Nagaoka Red Cross Hospital, Nagaoka, Japan.

PMID: 28543278
DOI: 10.1111/ced.13128

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Autoantibodies / analysis*
Biopsy
Dermatomyositis / complications*
Dermatomyositis / immunology
Dermatomyositis / pathology
Female
Humans
Interferon-Induced Helicase, IFIH1 / immunology*
Panniculitis / etiology*
Panniculitis / pathology
Prognosis
Skin / pathology*

Substances

Autoantibodies
IFIH1 protein, human
Interferon-Induced Helicase, IFIH1