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Dermatomyositis, Childhood Type

Known as: Childhood Type Dermatomyositides, Dermatomyositides, Childhood Type, Childhood Type Dermatomyositis 
An inflammatory myopathy of childhood resulting in muscle weakness, and associated with a characteristic skin rash.(NICHD)
National Institutes of Health

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Adult type dermatomyositisAutoimmune DiseasesConnective and Soft TissueJuvenile Dermatomyositis Sine Myositis

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DermatomyositisMyositis

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Review
2012
Review
2012
Exercise in Inflammatory Myopathies, Including Inclusion Body Myositis
Exercise is an important part of treatment in patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies. Improved functioning, ability to… 
2010
2010
The effect of the triple monoamine reuptake inhibitor tesofensine on energy metabolism and appetite in overweight and moderately obese men
Background:Tesofensine (TE) is a new drug producing twice the weight loss in obese individuals as seen with currently marketed… 
Review
2009
Review
2009
Photoessay of the cutaneous manifestations of the idiopathic inflammatory myopathies.
Adult and juvenile dermatomyositis, polymyositis and myositis overlapping with another connective tissue disease are rare… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Clinical outcomes in juvenile dermatomyositis.
: Juvenile dermatomyositis is a chronic inflammatory illness of unknown etiology that affects primarily muscle and skin. It has… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Clinical significance of specific autoantibodies in juvenile dermatomyositis.
OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence and clinical association of myositis specific antibodies in an unselected group of patients… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Adjunctive use of hydroxychloroquine in childhood dermatomyositis.
We examined retrospectively the use of hydroxychloroquine in 9 patients with childhood dermatomyositis (DM). These patients had… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Intravenous pulse methylprednisolone treatment of juvenile dermatomyositis.
Recent observations that juvenile dermatomyositis (JDMS) may be a heterogenous disorder, in both its clinical course and… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Immunosuppressive agents in corticosteroid‐refractory childhood dermatomyositis
Five patients with childhood dermatomyositis, followed for 18 to 96 months, improved when treated with a combination of… 
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
HLA-D–related (DRw) Antigens in Juvenile Diabetes Mellitus
We studied the distribution of HLA-D–related (DRw) antigens in 40 patients with juvenile diabetes mellitus (JDM) and 79 matched… 
1976
1976
The HLA system in the families of patients with juvenile diabetes mellitus
The HLA and Bf genotypes were determined in 10 families with one or more children with JDM. A statistically significant… 
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