Acute dermatomyositis associated with a staphylococcal infection
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- 1 December 1981
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Vol. 57 (674) , 796-798
- https://doi.org/10.1136/pgmj.57.674.796
Abstract
Summary: A case is reported of dermatomyositis developing in a woman with staphylococcal osteomyelitis. After treatment for the infection, the dermatomyositis resolved and no other cause for it has been found. Dermatomyositis has not previously been described in conjuction with a staphylococcal infection.Keywords
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