title: Juvenile dermatomyositis presenting with anasarca.
abstract: Generalized edema can occur during the course of juvenile dermatomyositis. In this article, a 4-year-old boy with generalized nonpitting edema and proximal weakness is reported. Characteristic cutaneous lesions, laboratory tests, results of electromyography, and magnetic resonance imaging findings resulted in a diagnosis of juvenile dermatomyositis. He was treated with corticosteroids and methotrexate. It is concluded that the generalized edema may appear as the presenting cutaneous manifestation of juvenile dermatomyositis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Neurology, Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. semra_saygi@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Semra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Saygi
authors.forename: Füsun
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Alehan
authors.forename: Esra
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Baskin
authors.forename: Umut Selda
authors.initials: US
authors.lastname: Bayrakci
authors.forename: Esra Meltem Kayahan
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Ulu
authors.forename: Namik
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ozbek
mesh_terms: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003882:Dermatomyositis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D004487:Edema / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D004576:Electromyography / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008727:Methotrexate / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D008727:Methotrexate