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- Title
Onset of dermatomyositis in close association with COVID-19—a first case reported.
- Authors
Borges, Nicolas Henrique; Godoy, Thiago Mateus; Kahlow, Bárbara Stadler
- Abstract
The article describes the case of a 36-year-old female who was diagnosed with COVID-19 following symptoms of dry cough, asthenia, fatigue, and sore throat to discuss the onset of COVID-19-linked dermatomyositis. The patient also showed hyperaemic lesions and itching at the root of her left thigh that progressed to her right back and thigh, hands, elbows and knees. She was successfully treated with methylprednisolone.
- Publication
Rheumatology, 2021, Vol 60, pSI96
- ISSN
1462-0324
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.1093/rheumatology/keab290