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Juvenile dermatomyositis and other idiopathic inflammatory myopathies of childhood

Juvenile dermatomyositis and other idiopathic inflammatory myopathies of childhood

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Juvenile dermatomyositis and other idiopathic inflammatory myopathies of childhood

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Full title

Juvenile dermatomyositis and other idiopathic inflammatory myopathies of childhood

Publisher

London: Elsevier Ltd

Journal title

The Lancet (British edition), 2008-06, Vol.371 (9631), p.2201-2212

Language

English

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Publication information

Publisher

London: Elsevier Ltd

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Contents

Summary Juvenile dermatomyositis, the most common inflammatory myopathy of childhood, is a rare systemic autoimmune vasculopathy that is characterised by weakness in proximal muscles and pathognomonic skin rashes. The length of time before the initiation of treatment affects presenting symptoms, laboratory measures, and pathophysiology. It also aff...

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Full title

Juvenile dermatomyositis and other idiopathic inflammatory myopathies of childhood

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Record Identifier

TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_69275149

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_69275149

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ISSN

0140-6736

E-ISSN

1474-547X

DOI

10.1016/S0140-6736(08)60955-1

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