title: Juvenile dermatomyositis.
abstract: Juvenile dermatomyositis is a chronic disease of childhood that is manifested by severe symmetrical progressive muscle weakness, a characteristic heliotrope colored skin rash which involves the face, and by elevated serum enzymes related to muscle damage.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis.
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Norins
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003882:Dermatomyositis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans