| Literature DB >> 26971888 |
Andac Salman1, Ozgur Kasapcopur2, Tulin Ergun1, Ayse Nigar Durmus Ucar3, Cuyan Demirkesen4.
Abstract
We report a 15-year-old girl who presented with indurated, subcutaneous nodules in addition to classical findings of juvenile dermatomyositis. Histopathological examination confirmed the diagnosis of panniculitis associated with juvenile dermatomyositis. Considering that panniculitis is a rare cutaneous manifestation of juvenile dermatomyositis, we present a patient with a brief review of the published work to highlight the importance of keeping juvenile dermatomyositis in mind among the etiologies of pediatric panniculitis.Entities:
Keywords: dermatomyositis; juvenile dermatomyositis; panniculitis; pediatric; subcutaneous tissue
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Year: 2016 PMID: 26971888 DOI: 10.1111/1346-8138.13335
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Dermatol ISSN: 0385-2407 Impact factor: 4.005