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. 2013:2013:890107.
doi: 10.1155/2013/890107. Epub 2013 Apr 15.

Juvenile dermatomyositis in pregnancy

Anthony Emeka Madu  1 , Edwin Omih, Elaine Baguley, Stephen W Lindow
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Juvenile dermatomyositis in pregnancy

Anthony Emeka Madu et al. Case Rep Obstet Gynecol. 2013.

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.

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