All issues > Volume 33(6); 1990

Original Article

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1990;33(6):870-878. Published online June 30, 1990.

A Case of Dermatomyositis.

Pal Dong Kim¹, Chi Han Kwon¹, Eun Sook Suh¹, Chin Moo Kang¹

¹Department of Pediatrics’ Keimyung University School of Medicine, Taegu, Korea

Received: September 28, 1989;  Accepted: November 15, 1989.

Abstract

Dermatomyositis is a rarely recognized disorder with poor prognosis. The mortality has been decreased after the initiation of steroid for ifs treatment. Authors experienced a case of der- matomyositis responded well to prednisone therapy and developed hyperglycemia laterly. A 14 year old boy was admitted to pediatric ward with the chief complaints of progressive muscular weakness and facial rash and diagnosed as having dermatomyositis through electromyography and muscle biopsy. He had developed hyperglycemia follwing 1 month prednisone therapy. Hyperg- lycemia was corrected with the insulin after discontinuation of prednisone. Methotrexate has been used for the therapy of dermatomyositis and achieved remission successfully. A brief review of the literature was made.

Keywords :Dermatomyositis, Prednisone, Diabetes mellitus