Symptomatic macroglossia and tongue myositis in Dermatomyositis

• Main Authors: Ajili Faida (Author), Bousseta Najeh (Author), Msakni Issam (Author), Metoui Leila (Author), Gharsallah Imen (Author), Laabidi Janet (Author), Ben Abdelhafidh Nadia (Author), Louzir Bassem (Author), Ammar Bouziani (Author), Othmani Salah (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Our Dermatology Online, 2013-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The involvement of the tongue in dermatomyositis is rarely described in the literature. We report the case of a patient having a macroglossia whose etiologic was a dermatomyositis. The diagnosis was established by biopsy of the tongue which showed an interstitial lymphocytic infiltration associated...