Volume : VIII, Issue : VII, July - 2019

A CASE OF JUVENILE DERMATOMYOSITIS

Dr Vindhiya. K, Dr Selvendran. C, Dr Shafath Ahmed

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Juvenile Dermatomyositis (JDM) is an autoimmune connective tissue disease. It is prevalent in children less than 16 years of age. JDM is an inflammatory disease of the muscle (myositis), skin and blood vessels. The primary symptom of JDM includes muscle weakness and skin rash. It involves predominantly proximal muscles. We hereby report a case of 12 years old girl who presented with muscle weakness and later diagnosed as Juvenile Dermatomyositis.

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A CASE OF JUVENILE DERMATOMYOSITIS, DR VINDHIYA.K, DR SELVENDRAN.C, DR SHAFATH AHMED INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-8 | Issue-7 | July-2019

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