%0 Journal Article %T Evaluation of Dermatomyositis patients admitted in Sina Hospital in Ahwaz in 1990-2000 %J Iranian Journal of Dermatology %I Iranian Society of Dermatology %Z 2717-0721 %A Darvish Zadeh, N %D 2001 %\ 07/01/2001 %V 4 %N 4 %P 8-14 %! Evaluation of Dermatomyositis patients admitted in Sina Hospital in Ahwaz in 1990-2000 %K Dermatomyositis %K Heliotrope rash %K Periorbital edema %K Myopathy %R %X Background: Dermatomyositis is an autoimmune inflammatory myopathy with distinct cutaneous findings. Its etiology is unknown. Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate demographic, clinical and paraclinical findings in patients with dermatomyositis in Ahwaz. Patients and Methods: This is descriptive, retrospective study and the records of all patients with dermatomyositis admitted to Sina hospital in Ahwaz from December 1990 to March 2000 analyzed. Results: 10 cases with dermatomyositis were admitted during the time. The ages of 5 patients were less than 16 years and 5 were over twenty years. Nine of the patients were female and 1 was male. Heliotrope rash was the first cutaneous sign in 9 and 6 patients had Gottron’s papules. All of the patients had proximal muscle myopathy and 1 patient also had nasopharyngeal involvement. The most common abnormal laboratory tests were the rise of SGOT and CPK. EMG were done on 9 patients and all had diagnostic findings. 1 patient was pregnant and she also had pneumonia and perianal abscess. In 1 patient wound healing was impaired. None of patients had malignancy. Conclusion: Dermatomyositis is more common in women then in men and the most common sign of the disease is heliotrope rash in Ahwaz. %U https://www.iranjd.ir/article_98433_8a0e84461147cf50f35c514bdf85d5f2.pdf