title: Juvenile dermatomyositis in pregnancy.
abstract: Juvenile dermatomyositis has variable clinical presentations both in and outside of pregnancy. A literature review indicated that optimal maternal and fetal outcomes can be anticipated when the pregnancy is undertaken while the disease is in remission. Poorer outcomes are associated with flare-up of the disease in early pregnancy compared with exacerbation in the second or third trimester, when fetal prognosis is usually good. We present a case of JDM in pregnancy with disease exacerbation late in pregnancy and review of the relevant literature.
authors: Women and Children Hospital, Hull Royal Infirmary, Anlaby Road, Hull HU3 2JZ, UK.
authors: Anthony Emeka
authors: AE
authors: Madu
authors: Edwin
authors: E
authors: Omih
authors: Elaine
authors: E
authors: Baguley
authors: Stephen W
authors: SW
authors: Lindow
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