Dermatomyositis.
Dermatomyositis is a rare inflammatory myopathy with characteristic skin manifestations and muscular weakness. The disease can be categorized as adult idiopathic, juvenile, or amyopathic dermatomyositis as well as that associated with a connective tissue disease or a malignancy. Immunologic factors are most likely involved in the pathogenesis of the disease; however, genetic and environmental issues may also play important roles. Treatment with immunosuppressive agents has proved successful in the majority of patients, although significant morbidity still occurs.
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Laser and Skin Surgery Center of New York, New York, USA.
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D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000097:blood; D003882:Dermatomyositis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology / Q000628:therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D011379:Prognosis
D001323:Autoantibodies