Author(s): Duarte, C ; Monteiro, P ; Serra, S ; Salvador, MJ ; Malcata, AB
Date: 2009
Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.4/701
Origin: Repositório do Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra
Subject(s): Dermatomiosite; Febre de Origem Desconhecida
The authors present a clinical case of a male, 54 year-old with the diagnosis of Dermatomyositis has 2 months ago. The patient, after a partial response to immunosuppressive therapy, presents with Fever of unknown origin. After a deep clinical evaluation it was established the diagnosis of resistant pulmonary tuberculosis. The differential diagnosis of fever of unknown origin in patients with dermatomyositis is discussed.
