polymyositis;
liver disturbance;
CD8-positive T cell;
IVIG;
D O I:
10.2169/internalmedicine.45.1710
中图分类号:
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号:
1002 ;
100201 ;
摘要:
We describe a case of polymyositis (PM) with liver injury that occurred in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). A 74-year-old woman who had a 12-year history of RA was admitted to our hospital because of muscle weakness and liver dysfunction. CD8-positive T cell infiltration was found in the interstitium of both the liver and muscle. In addition to the administration of a large amount of prednisolone (PSL), high-dose intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) successfully improved myositis and hepatitis. Our case indicates the pathogenic potential of CD8-positive T cells in PM-associated liver injury.
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Univ British Columbia, Fac Med, Div Neurol, Vancouver, BC, CanadaUniv British Columbia, Fac Med, Div Neurol, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Mesbah-Oskui, Lia
Alabkal, Jarrah
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Univ British Columbia, Fac Med, Div Neurol, Vancouver, BC, CanadaUniv British Columbia, Fac Med, Div Neurol, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Alabkal, Jarrah
Alduaij, Waleed
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Univ British Columbia, Fac Med, Div Med Oncol, Vancouver, BC, Canada
British Columbia Canc, Ctr Lymphoid Canc, Vancouver, BC, CanadaUniv British Columbia, Fac Med, Div Neurol, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Alduaij, Waleed
Dhawan, Priya S.
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Univ British Columbia, Fac Med, Div Neurol, Vancouver, BC, CanadaUniv British Columbia, Fac Med, Div Neurol, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Yale Univ, Sch Med, Dept Dermatol, 15 York St, New Haven, CT 06510 USAUT Southwestern Med Ctr, Dept Dermatol, Dallas, TX USA
Cyrenne, Benoit M.
Gibson, Juliet Fraser
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UT Southwestern Med Ctr, Dept Dermatol, Dallas, TX USA
Yale Univ, Sch Med, Dept Dermatol, 15 York St, New Haven, CT 06510 USAUT Southwestern Med Ctr, Dept Dermatol, Dallas, TX USA
Gibson, Juliet Fraser
Subtil, Antonio
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Yale Univ, Sch Med, Dept Dermatol & Pathol, New Haven, CT USAUT Southwestern Med Ctr, Dept Dermatol, Dallas, TX USA
Subtil, Antonio
Girardi, Michael
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Yale Univ, Sch Med, Dept Dermatol, 15 York St, New Haven, CT 06510 USAUT Southwestern Med Ctr, Dept Dermatol, Dallas, TX USA
Girardi, Michael
Isufi, Iris
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Yale Univ, Sch Med, Hematol & Bone Marrow Transplantat, New Haven, CT USAUT Southwestern Med Ctr, Dept Dermatol, Dallas, TX USA
Isufi, Iris
Seropian, Stuart
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Yale Univ, Sch Med, Hematol & Bone Marrow Transplantat, New Haven, CT USAUT Southwestern Med Ctr, Dept Dermatol, Dallas, TX USA