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Query: UMLS:C0027121 (myositis)
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A 64-year-old Japanese female, diagnosed as dermatomyositis with acute interstitial pneumonia, complained of acute abdominal pain. Computed tomography of the abdomen showed hematoma in the right retroperitoneum and left rectus-sheath. Angiogram showed multiple small aneurysms on left iliolumbar artery and a horizontal linear flush, suggesting active bleeding foci in the muscles. Although arterial embolization therapy was effective for hemostatic treatment, she died of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura and multiple organ failure without respiratory insufficiency. Other causes of microaneurysm, such as systemic vasculitides or infectious diseases, were excluded. We considered that this is the first case report of dermatomyositis with hemorrhagic myositis associated with small aneurysms.
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PMID:Dermatomyositis with hemorrhagic myositis. 1908 28

Acute chest pain is common in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). Here we report the case of an adolescent who suffered acute chest pain in September after an history of acute abdominal pain and fever. The reason for this clinical sceneriao was found to be Coxsackievirus B3, known to be responsible of Bornholm disease, a frequent but under recognized viral myositis. The diagnosis is mainly clinical, but evocating this diagnosis may avoid unnecessary exam.
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PMID:Acute chest pain in an adolescent with cystic fibrosis in September: Would you have thought about this? 2856 96