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Mina Yassaee, BA; Carrie L. Kovarik, MD; Victoria P. Werth, MD

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Dermatomyositis (DM) is a female-predominant idiopathic inflammatory myopathy with characteristic skin manifestations. Reports of the association between DM and pregnancy are rare, although 2 types of pregnancy-related DM have been proposed: one presenting during pregnancy and the other, less common, developing post partum.¹ Three case reports of the less common DM describe women who manifested symptoms of classic DM (CDM) 5, 15, and 30 days, respectively, after normal deliveries.^1-3 In addition, postpartum exacerbation was reported 3 months after delivery and during the period following a spontaneous abortion.^3-4 Various triggers for pregnancy-associated DM may include exposure of the mother to fetal antigens and maternal hormonal changes.¹ We describe herein a patient who developed amyopathic DM (ADM) after a spontaneous abortion, which progressed 2 years later, following the delivery of a healthy infant, to CDM.

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