Bilateral ocular myositis as a late complication of dermatomyositis.

Kokotis, Panagiotis; Theodossiadis, Panagiotis; Bouros, Christos; Sfikakis, Petros P · J Rheumatol · 2005

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

The association of bilateral ocular myositis with primary inflammatory muscle disease is rare. We describe a 30-year-old man with a 2-month history of eyelid edema, erythema, and orbital pain, occurring in the course of previously undiagnosed and untreated dermatomyositis (DM). Although ocular myositis is a very rare manifestation of DM, it might be overlooked by clinicians who are not aware of this complication.

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