Inflammatory myopathies in children.
Juvenile idiopathic inflammatory myopathies are rare conditions that are probably autoimmune in nature. Juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) is the most common inflammatory myopathy. This article describes a recent patient who presented with typical JDM and uses her case to discuss aspects of the childhood inflammatory myopathies.
Compeyrot-Lacassagne
Sandrine
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Division of Rheumatology, The Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, ON, M5G 1X8 Canada.
Feldman
Brian M
BM
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003165:Complement System Proteins / Q000276:immunology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004487:Edema / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D015395:Histocompatibility Antigens Class I / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D015778:Minor Histocompatibility Antigens; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000473:pathology; D009220:Myositis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology
D015395:Histocompatibility Antigens Class I; C094840:MR1 protein, human; D015778:Minor Histocompatibility Antigens; D003165:Complement System Proteins