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Familial Aggregation of Autoimmune Disease in Juvenile Dermatomyositis
OBJECTIVE: Familial aggregation of autoimmune diseases likely reflects shared pathogenic factors between different diseases.
Timothy B. Niewold +4 more
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A dermatopathic juvenile dermatomyositis; an unexpected case in childhood [PDF]
Juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) is a rare idiopathic inflammatory disease which usually presents with skin rashes along with muscle weakness. We report a case of JDM in a 10- year-old girl with no skin manifestations.She was presented with progressive ...
Ahmadi, P. +13 more
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Muscle MRI at the time of questionable disease flares in Juvenile Dermatomyositis (JDM)
Background The course of JDM has improved substantially over the last 70 years with early and aggressive treatments. Yet it remains difficult to detect disease flares as symptoms may be mild; signs of rash and muscle weakness vary widely and are often ...
Rabheh Abdul-Aziz +6 more
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A rare case report of bilateral Purtscher-like retinopathy in juvenile dermatomyositis
Purpose : To report a rare case of bilateral Purtscher-like retinopathy (PLR) in a young adult diagnosed with dermatomyositisMethod: A case report with multi-modal imagingResult: A 17-year-old male presented with subacute marked diminution of vision ...
Agrawal, N +3 more
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Juvenile dermatomyositis associated with lipodystrophy
Lipodystrophy and associated metabolic abnormalities are being increasingly recognized as complications of juvenile dermatomyositis.
V. Rajagopalan +3 more
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Progressive calcinosis in juvenile dermatomyositis. a report of two cases.
Childhood idiopathic inflammatory myopathies are rare, serious chronic conditions of which the most common is juvenile dermatomyositis(1). Calcinosis is one of the most severe and life-threatening complications of juvenile dermatomyositis.
Minsevičiūtė, Gabrielė,
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Juvenile dermatomyositis. Where are we now? [PDF]
Juvenile onset idiopathic inflammatory myopathy (IIM) has many similarities and distinct differences from adult-onset disease. This review will focus on recent developments in understanding and treatment of juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM), the most common
Wilkinson, Meredyth G Ll +3 more
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Atypical presentation of anti-NXP-2 positive juvenile dermatomyositis
Dear Editor, The anti-NXP-2 is one of a myositis-specific autoantibody considered a marker of dermatomyositis (DM)1,2. In addition, there is a strong relationship between NXP-2 autoantibodies and calcinosis, particularly in juvenile DM2.
Andreia Coimbra-Sousa +3 more
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Juvenile Dermatomyositis with Generalized Edema
A 7-year-old girl presenting with an 8-week history of fatigue, myalgia, dyspnea, and generalized, nonpitting edema of the extremities, face, chest, and abdomen, is reported from the Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC.
J Gordon Millichap
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Bisphosphonates in juvenile dermatomyositis with dystrophic calcinosis
Objectives. Our primary objective was to retrospectively analyze whether bisphosphonates initiated in combination with immunosuppressive drugs and/or intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) resulted in a radiological and clinical improvement of dystrophic ...
TOPALOĞLU, REZAN +3 more
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