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Juvenile dermatomyositis |
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| Authors: | A L Norins |
| Affiliation: | Department of Dermatology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis. |
| Abstract: | Juvenile dermatomyositis is a chronic disease of childhood that is manifested by severe symmetrical progressive muscle weakness, a characteristic heliotrope colored skin rash which involves the face, and by elevated serum enzymes related to muscle damage. |
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