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Review
. 2005 Apr;52(2):493-520, vi-vii.
doi: 10.1016/j.pcl.2005.01.004.

Inflammatory myopathies in children

Sandrine Compeyrot-Lacassagne  1 , Brian M Feldman
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Inflammatory myopathies in children

Sandrine Compeyrot-Lacassagne et al. Pediatr Clin North Am. 2005 Apr.

Abstract

Juvenile idiopathic inflammatory myopathies are rare conditions that are probably autoimmune in nature. Juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) is the most common inflammatory myopathy. This article describes a recent patient who presented with typical JDM and uses her case to discuss aspects of the childhood inflammatory myopathies.

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  • Inflammatory myopathies in children.
    Compeyrot-Lacassagne S, Feldman BM. Compeyrot-Lacassagne S, et al. Rheum Dis Clin North Am. 2007 Aug;33(3):525-53, vii. doi: 10.1016/j.rdc.2007.07.002. Rheum Dis Clin North Am. 2007. PMID: 17936176

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