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Amyopathic dermatomyositis and pulmonary fibrosis
1Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. skchow@unimed.po.my
Clinical Rheumatology
|January 9, 2001
Abstract:
'Amyotrophic dermatomyositis' (ADM) is used to describe a small subgroup of patients with the typical skin rash associated with dermatomyositis but without muscle involvement. Lung involvement in ADM is rare. We report on the management of a patient with ADM associated with pulmonary fibrosis at presentation, and her response to corticosteroid treatment.