| Literature DB >> 15820377 |
Sandrine Compeyrot-Lacassagne1, Brian M Feldman.
Abstract
Juvenile idiopathic inflammatory myopathies are rare conditions that are probably autoimmune in nature. Juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) is the most common inflammatory myopathy. This article describes a recent patient who presented with typical JDM and uses her case to discuss aspects of the childhood inflammatory myopathies.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID: 15820377 DOI: 10.1016/j.pcl.2005.01.004
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Pediatr Clin North Am ISSN: 0031-3955 Impact factor: 3.278