A rare case of juvenile dermatomyositis and review of literature
Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies are rare group of systemic connective tissue diseases. The hallmark of these disorders is symmetrical chronic inflammation and weakness of proximal muscles. Juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) is the most common inflammatory myositis in children. We describe a rare case...
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| author | Anjali T Bharani Mohini Harshey Randhir Khurana Swati Raipurkar |
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| description | Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies are rare group of systemic connective tissue diseases. The hallmark of these disorders is symmetrical chronic inflammation and weakness of proximal muscles. Juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) is the most common inflammatory myositis in children. We describe a rare case of JDM in a 4-year-old female child who presented with characteristic cutaneous rash and proximal muscle weakness. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2d468925063f4994bde8fe55dae980ce2022-12-22T01:52:44ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Paediatric Dermatology2319-72502017-01-0118210710910.4103/2319-7250.202994A rare case of juvenile dermatomyositis and review of literatureAnjali T BharaniMohini HarsheyRandhir KhuranaSwati RaipurkarIdiopathic inflammatory myopathies are rare group of systemic connective tissue diseases. The hallmark of these disorders is symmetrical chronic inflammation and weakness of proximal muscles. Juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) is the most common inflammatory myositis in children. We describe a rare case of JDM in a 4-year-old female child who presented with characteristic cutaneous rash and proximal muscle weakness.http://www.ijpd.in/article.asp?issn=2319-7250;year=2017;volume=18;issue=2;spage=107;epage=109;aulast=BharaniGottron papulesheliotrope rashjuvenile dermatomyositis |
| spellingShingle | Anjali T Bharani Mohini Harshey Randhir Khurana Swati Raipurkar A rare case of juvenile dermatomyositis and review of literature Indian Journal of Paediatric Dermatology Gottron papules heliotrope rash juvenile dermatomyositis |
| title | A rare case of juvenile dermatomyositis and review of literature |
| title_full | A rare case of juvenile dermatomyositis and review of literature |
| title_fullStr | A rare case of juvenile dermatomyositis and review of literature |
| title_full_unstemmed | A rare case of juvenile dermatomyositis and review of literature |
| title_short | A rare case of juvenile dermatomyositis and review of literature |
| title_sort | rare case of juvenile dermatomyositis and review of literature |
| topic | Gottron papules heliotrope rash juvenile dermatomyositis |
| url | http://www.ijpd.in/article.asp?issn=2319-7250;year=2017;volume=18;issue=2;spage=107;epage=109;aulast=Bharani |
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