کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
4112789 1606032 2012 5 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
A fatal presentation of dermatomyositis with facial swelling
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی بیماری های گوش و جراحی پلاستیک صورت
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A fatal presentation of dermatomyositis with facial swelling
چکیده انگلیسی

Juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) is the most common inflammatory autoimmune myopathy in children. Most common presentations consist of heliotrophic rash and/or gottron's papules in addition to proximal muscle weakness. A typical presentations have been reported. We present a 13-year-old African American male who presented with a two-week history of bilateral periorbital edema that was unresponsive to glucocorticoids. He had elevated transaminases but no detectable muscle weakness. A muscle biopsy was consistent with juvenile dermatomyositis. This case highlights the need to consider dermatomyositis in cases of facial swelling and the use of aggressive immunosuppressive therapies due to its associated vasculopathies.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology - Volume 76, Issue 5, May 2012, Pages 745–749
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