Clinical Case Reports (Nov 2023)

Dermatomyositis with positive anti‐TIF1 gamma antibodies in an adult female: A case report

  • Krishna Adhikari,
  • Prashant Pant,
  • Sanjeev Bhandari,
  • Sandip Paudel,
  • Buddhi Poudyal,
  • Lucky Sharma,
  • Keshav Raj Sigdel,
  • Rojina Subedi

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.8215
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 11
pp. n/a – n/a

Abstract

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Key Clinical Message Dermatomyositis is an uncommon autoimmune disease with only few cases reported from Nepal. Presence of anti TIF‐1 gamma antibodies in DM are the strongest predictor of malignancy. Timely screening of malignancies for early detection and management remains the mainstay of this report.

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