Edematous myositis: a clinical presentation first suggesting dermatomyositis diagnosis.
Mathilde DuchesneSarah Leonard-LouisOcéane Landon-CardinalCéline AnquetilKuberaka MariampillaiQuentin MonzaniOlivier BenvenisteYves AllenbachPublished in: Brain pathology (Zurich, Switzerland) (2020)
Our study underlines that limb edema could be a symptom of IIM and that edematous myositis are mostly DM. The vasculopathy seems to play a key role in its pathophysiology. Limb edema associated with muscle impairment should suggest the diagnosis of DM in clinical settings.