Outcome in juvenile dermatomyositis.
Chowdhary V, Wakhlu A, Agarwal A, Misra R. Outcome in juvenile dermatomyositis. Indian Pediatrics 2002, 39: 931-5. PMID: 12428038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsJuvenile dermatomyositisComplete remissionMuscle involvementMuscle weaknessNeck muscle weaknessPharyngeal muscle involvementRespiratory muscle involvementTertiary care hospitalProximal muscle weaknessInterstitial lung diseaseGI bleedHeliotrope rashPartial remissionMedian durationCare hospitalMedian ageClinical featuresPyogenic infectionsLung diseaseRetrospective analysisPatientsCase recordsDermatomyositisRemissionComplications