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  • Title: Polymyositis complicating pregnancy.
    Author: Bauer KA, Siegler M, Lindheimer MA.
    Journal: Arch Intern Med; 1979 Apr; 139(4):449. PubMed ID: 434999.
    Abstract:
    Reports of dermatomyositis and polymyositis during pregnancy are rare, there being only one previously published case that we know of in the literature. We report a case in which severe polymyositis developed during pregnancy and the patient experienced dramatic improvement following delivery. Since there is evidence that polymyositis is an immune-mediated disease, one has to speculate that the fetus and its complement of foreign antigens might have played a role in the patient's disease.
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