Juvenile Dermatomyositis with Calcinosis Cutis.
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2013-02
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A 6-year-old girl presented with irregular fever for last two months and difficulty in standing from sitting position for last
1½ months. She had pathognomonic heliotrope rashes on both eyelids, Gottron’s papules in proximal interphalangeal and
metacarpophalangeal joints of both hands and papules on elbow, knee and ankle joints. She had elevated serum muscle enzyme
levels and electromyogram was in favor of juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM). She is now under steroid treatment and showing
signs of improvement.
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Juvenile dermatomyositis, heliotrope rashes, Gottron’s papule, proximal myopathy, MRI
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Patnaik Sibabratta, Behera Manas Ranjan, Mahakud Nirmal Kumar, Mohanty Aswini Kumar. Juvenile Dermatomyositis with Calcinosis Cutis. Indian Journal of Clinical Practice. 2013 Feb; 23(9): 517-519.