A case of dermatomyositis with the anti-signal recognition particle antibody that was successfully treated with prednisolone and intravenous immunoglobulin therapy

J Dermatol. 2019 Jul;46(7):e251-e253. doi: 10.1111/1346-8138.14790. Epub 2019 Jan 28.

Authors

Kie Mizumaki¹, Shintaro Maeda¹, Yuka Ikawa¹, Takashi Matsushita¹, Kazuhiko Takehara¹, Yasuhito Hamaguchi¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Ishikawa, Japan.

PMID: 30690762
DOI: 10.1111/1346-8138.14790

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Autoantibodies / blood*
Autoantibodies / immunology
Biopsy
Dermatomyositis / blood
Dermatomyositis / drug therapy*
Dermatomyositis / immunology
Drug Therapy, Combination / methods
Humans
Immunoglobulins, Intravenous / administration & dosage*
Male
Middle Aged
Muscle, Skeletal / pathology
Prednisolone / administration & dosage*
Signal Recognition Particle / immunology*
Skin / pathology
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Autoantibodies
Immunoglobulins, Intravenous
Signal Recognition Particle
Prednisolone