[Infantile myositis].
An eleven-months-old boy with motor developmental delay, muscle weakness, hypotonia and normal tendon reflexes was diagnosed as having infantile polymyositis, histologically with a vasculitis component. Corticosteroid treatment was successful. At the age of 5 years he showed a normal motor pattern.
D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009069:Movement Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D009123:Muscle Hypotonia / Q000209:etiology*; D009220:Myositis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014657:Vasculitis / Q000150:complications
D011241:Prednisone
Infantiele myositis.