[Case of dermatomyositis complicated with massive pleural effusion that preceded the myopathy].

A 36-year-old man was admitted to a hospital with complaints of fever, polyarthralgia and dyspnea. Erythema was observed on his face, extensor surface of the fingers and extremities, and a chest X-ray revealed massive bilateral pleural effusion. He had no sign of myopathy at this point.

[An autopsy case of intestinal Behcet's disease with sacroiliitis accompanied by myelodysplastic syndrome with trisomy 8. ].

Here we described an autopsy case of intestinal Behcet's disease with sacroiliitis associated with myelodysplastic syndrome (RAEB-t, 8+). Over twenty cases of Behcet's disease associated with myelodysplastic syndrome have been reported in preliterature so far. The majority of them are incomplete type of Behcet's disease having intestinal ulceration.

[A case of dermatomyositis complicated with pneumomediastinum that was successfully treated with cyclosporin A].

We reported the case of a 39-year-old man with dermatomyositis (DM) complicated with subcutaneous emphysema and pneumomediastinum during steroid therapy. The patient had complained of muscle weakness, dyspnea and skin eruption on his anterior chest wall 6 months prior to admission. He was diagnosed as having DM on the basis of an elevation in myogenic enzymes, myogenic changes in electromyography, a skin biopsy and a muscle biopsy.