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Dermatomyositis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (108 words) |
 | X-Ray of the knee in a patient with dermatomyositis. |
| Dermatomyositis is connective-tissue disease that is characterized by inflammation of the muscles and the skin. |
| There is a form of this disorder that strikes children, known as juvenile dermatomyositis. |
| Dermatomyositis (10766 words) |
| It has been proposed that the amyopathic and myopathic forms of dermatomyositis exist on a continuum, a concept that is supported by family and genetic studies and the observation that a small proportion of amyopathic patients transform to a frankly myopathic state. |
| Dermatomyositis with a pityriasis rubra pilaris-like eruption: a little-known distinctive cutaneous manifestation of dermatomyositis. |
| This is important because of the association of adult-onset dermatomyositis with internal malignancy and the well-documented association of porokeratosis with immunosuppression. |
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