[Juvenile dermatomyositis and toxoplasmosis: a rare association].
Dermatomyositis is an unknown cause's disease that in general is characterized by muscular inflammation with weakness and typical skin rash (heliotrope and Gottron's papules). In this article we describe a 13-year-old girl with juvenile dermatomyositis associated with toxoplasmosis. Myositis was treated with corticosteroids and immunosuppressive drugs, but she had good response only after anti-parasitary drug was started.
da Silva
Bárbara Santos Pires
BS
Acadêmica de Biomedicina da Universidade Cidade de São Paulo, Brazil.
Pereira
Rosa Maria Rodrigues
RM
de Carvalho
Jozélio Freire
JF
D000293:Adolescent; D003882:Dermatomyositis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014123:Toxoplasmosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy