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10412700

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-8-30
pubmed:abstractText
A 22-year-old male with juvenile dermatomyositis presented with fever up to 40 degrees C and acute pain in his right thigh accompanied by muscle weakness, a skin rash and a tender swelling. Serum aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and aldolase were mildly elevated. C-reactive protein (CRP) and fibrinogen were markedly increased. The differential white blood cell count revealed relative lymphopenia. Radiography showed diffuse calcifications particularly around the thighs and knees of both legs. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) demonstrated inflammatory infiltrates in the right thigh. The lesions were identified as phlegmone by immunoszintigraphy with 99mTc-labelled antigranulocyte antibodies. On the 10th day of treatment Staphylococcus aureus was cultured from blood. Patients with juvenile dermatomyositis and calcinosis may develop bacterial infections of soft tissue which sometimes mimic a disease flare. For differential diagnosis plain radiographs, CT scans and MRI are of limited value. Immunoszintigraphy is able to differentiate between infiltrates caused by granulocytes and lymphocytes.
pubmed:language
ger
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0028-2804
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
70
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
547-51
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
[Juvenile dermatomyositis--acute recidivism or sepsis?].
pubmed:affiliation
Abteilung Neurologie, Georg August Universität, Göttingen.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract, Case Reports