A Case of Juvenile Dermatomyositis Manifesting Inflammatory Epidermal Nevus-Like Skin Lesions: Unrecognized Cutaneous Manifestation of Blaschkitis?

A Case of Juvenile Dermatomyositis Manifesting Inflammatory Epidermal Nevus-Like Skin Lesions: Unrecognized Cutaneous Manifestation of Blaschkitis?

Background: Juvenile dermatomyositis is potentially life threatening rare autoimmune illness that mainly affects muscle and skin. Cutaneous features are useful in establishing the diagnosis of this disease. Case Summary: We report an 8-year-old male juvenile dermatomyositis who presented epidermal n...

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Main Authors: Yuji Takahashi, Hiroyuki Murota, MasahitoTarutani, Shigetoshi Sano, Takeshi Okinaga, Koji Tominaga, Toshie Yano, Ichiro Katayama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2010-01-01
Series:Allergology International
Subjects:
blaschkitis
epidermal nevus like-lesions
Gottron's papules
heliotrope
juvenile dermatomyositis
poikiloderma
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1323893015306560

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