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Scholars Journal of Medical Case Reports | Volume-4 | Issue-08
A Rare Case of Juvenile Dermatomyositis (JDM)
Dipankar Mondal, Sreekanth R Shenoy, Shanti Sena Mishra, Simanta Das, Saroj Kumar Satapathy, Debasish Panigrahi
Published: Aug. 30, 2016 | 269 177
DOI: 10.36347/sjmcr.2016.v04i08.013
Pages: 607-609
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Abstract
JDM is a rare autoimmune vasculopathy affecting children and adolescents under the age of 18. A 5 year female child presented with myalgia, skin rash, abdominal pain and fever. On Observation Gottron papules, Heliotrope rash were present; EMG showed myopathic pattern. The Childs symptoms and clinical findings improved with corticosteroid and Methotrexate therapy. JDM is a rare vasculopathy, should be diagnosed and treated early to minimise disability and life-threatening complications.