| Literature DB >> 23881481 |
Varun Kumar Sharma1, Aanchal Kakkar, Rakesh Lodha, Vaishali Suri, Sushil Kumar Kabra.
Abstract
Dermatomyositis with HIV infection has been very rarely reported. The authors report an 8-y-old boy who presented with skin rashes and edema, muscle weakness and polymicrobial infection along with mild immunosupression. Diagnosis of dermatomyositis was established by raised enzymes, suggestive MRI and muscle biopsy findings. Child responded to systemic steroids and low dose weekly methotrexate.Entities:
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Year: 2013 PMID： 23881481 DOI： 10.1007/s12098-013-1160-2
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Indian J Pediatr ISSN： 0019-5456 Impact factor: 5.319