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A Cause of High Creatine Kinase: A Case of Juvenile Dermatomyositis
Haseki Tıp Bülteni, 2014 Although juvenile dermatomyositis is rare, it is the most common idiopathic nonsupurrative inflammatory myositis in childhood. Skin lesions, proximal muscle weakness, elevated levels of muscle enzymes, electromyography, and muscle biopsy findings are ...
İsmail Yıldız +7 more
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Calcinosis in juvenile dermatomyositis: Updates on pathogenesis and treatment
Frontiers in Medicine, 2023 Calcinosis, or the deposition of insoluble calcium salts in the skin, subcutaneous tissue, fascia, tendons, and muscles, is a feared complication of juvenile dermatomyositis.
Caitlan S. Pinotti +4 more
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Being on the juvenile dermatomyositis rollercoaster: a qualitative study [PDF]
Pediatric Rheumatology Online Journal, 2019 Background Juvenile Dermatomyositis is a rare, potentially life-threatening condition with no known cure. There is no published literature capturing how children and young people feel about their condition, from their perspective.
Polly Livermore +5 more
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CORRELATIONS BETWEEN NAILFOLD CAPILLAROSCOPY FINDINGS AND DISTINCT CLINICAL FORMS OF JUVENILE DERMATOMYOSITIS [PDF]
Romanian Journal of Rheumatology, 2019 Juvenile dermatomyositis is the most common idiopathic inflammatory myopathy in childhood. Nailfold capillaroscopy plays an important role in its assessment, being useful for diagnosis and follow-up.
Sigrid Covaci +2 more
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Case of a fatal lung disease in a child with juvenile dermatomyositis
Zdorovʹe Rebenka, 2017 The article presents a case of a fatal lung disease in a child with juvenile dermatomyositis. Juvenile dermatomyositis is a serious disease with an unpredictable course, and lung damage in juvenile dermatomyositis is one of the most severe manifestations
O.A. Oshlianska +5 more
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Clinics, 2012 OBJECTIVE: To analyze major histocompatibility complex expression in the muscle fibers of juvenile and adult dermatomyositis. METHOD: In total, 28 untreated adult dermatomyositis patients, 28 juvenile dermatomyositis patients (Bohan and Peter's criteria)
Samuel Katsuyuki Shinjo +3 more
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The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics, 2021 Background. Juvenile dermatomyositis associated interstitial lung disease, rarely seen in pediatric age groups, has adverse effects on survival.
Osman Yeşilbaş +9 more
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Juvenile dermatomyositis and nephrotic syndrome: A case report and a mini literature review
Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2023 BackgroundRenal involvement is rarely reported in juvenile dermatomyositis and may be caused by the toxic effects of myoglobinuria or an autoimmune reaction. We report a case of dermatomyositis and nephrotic syndrome in a child to explore the association
Weiran Zhou +4 more
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Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2021 Background Juvenile dermatomyositis is an inflammatory disease of muscles, skin, and blood vessels of unknown cause affecting all age and ethnic groups, with a reported incidence of 1.9–4.1 per million.
Fatima Mussa +2 more
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Clinical and autoantibody phenotypes of juvenile dermatomyositis
, 2022 Juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) is a heterogeneous autoimmune inflammatory myositis with symmetrical proximal muscle weakness and a characteristic rash. Juvenile dermatomyositis is characterized by variable presentation and phenotypes.
Iryna Yuryk +5 more
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