title: [Juvenile dermatomyositis and toxoplasmosis: a rare association].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Acadêmica de Biomedicina da Universidade Cidade de São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Bárbara Santos Pires
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: da Silva
authors.forename: Rosa Maria Rodrigues
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Pereira
authors.forename: Jozélio Freire
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: de Carvalho
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003882:Dermatomyositis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014123:Toxoplasmosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy