Juvenile Dermatomyositis: An Update
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An update in the diagnosis and management of juvenile dermatomyositis
Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) represent a group of autoimmune muscle conditions with variable organ involvement amongst the different types [1]. Juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) is the most prevalent subgroup among children (accounting for up to 85% of cases), while polymyositis, inclusion body myositis and dermatomyositis are most common in adults [2]. JDM is primarily a capillary vas...
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عنوان ژورنال: Bangladesh Journal of Child Health
سال: 1970
ISSN: 2408-8315,0257-3490
DOI: 10.3329/bjch.v33i2.5684