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Scholars Journal of Applied Medical Sciences | Volume-5 | Issue-12
Clinically Amyopathic, Poikilodermatous Dermatomyositis in a Male Child: Sporadic presentation of an otherwise common entity in a dermatology set-up
Jain Naina, Krishna Arvind, Arora Divya, Singh Garima
Published: Dec. 30, 2017 | 144 144
DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2017.v05i12.067
Pages: 5147-5150
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Abstract
Dermatomyositis is classified as an idiopathic inflammatory myopathy, mainly affecting the skin and the skeletal muscle; with a peak incidence in 5th-6th decade of life and twice as high in females. We present a case of juvenile onset (< 18 years) dermatomyositis in a 10 year old, male child with suggestive cutaneous manifestations but clinically normal muscle function with an infrequent histological variant.