Abstract
It is common for multiple autoimmune diseases to occur in the same patient. However, autoimmune blistering diseases (AIBD) do not commonly associate with dermatomyositis (DM). We performed a literature review and found 12 previous reports that may be attributed to misdiagnosis, underreporting, or true rarity of association. Herein, we present a case of pemphigus vulgaris and a case of mucous membrane pemphigoid associated with DM and review the related literature. AIBD-associated interstitial lung disease, genetic predisposition, potential environmental triggers of both AIBD and DM, drug-related triggers, and paraneoplastic processes are discussed. Dermatologists must be vigilant for a second autoimmune disease in patients with AIBD that may have therapeutic implications.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 256-260 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | International Journal of Women's Dermatology |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Sep 2019 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Sources of support: This work was supported by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (Veterans Health Administration, Office of Research and Development and Biomedical Laboratory Research and Development).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2019
Keywords
- Dermatomyositis
- autoimmune
- blistering
- interstitial lung disease
- pemphigoid
- pemphigus
