Anti-MDA-5 Dermatomyositis With Development of Drug-Mediated Necrolytic Skin Lesions

• Main Authors: Robert A. Case MD (Author), Vishal Patel MD (Author), Carolina Mejia-Otero MD (Author), Alan E. Siroy MD (Author), Divya C. Patel DO (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2020-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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A 59-year-old male presented with 1 month of progressive dyspnea, 30-lb weight loss, and skin changes on the digits of the hands. In the 4 weeks prior to admission, he was admitted and treated twice for pneumonia at another hospital and received intravenous (IV) vancomycin, ceftriaxone, and azithrom...