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Dermatomyositis is one of a group of acquired muscle diseases called inflammatory myopathies. The disease, which has a somewhat severe onset, affects both children and adults. Females are more often affected than males. Dermatomyositis is characterized by a rash accompanying, or more often, preceding muscle weakness. The rash looks like patchy, bluish-purple discolorations on the face, neck, shoulders, upper chest, elbows, knees, knuckles, and back. 
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Myositis: Inflammation of muscle tissue. There are many causes of myositis, including injury, medications, and diseases
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Dermatomyositis as related to Myositis
- TMA - Juvenile Dermatomyositis
Juvenile Dermatomyositis ... Juvenile Myositis (JM) is found in children under the age of 18and affects 3,000 to 5,000 children in the United States.
- TMA - Dermatomyositis
Dermatomyositis ... Dermatomyositis (DM) affects people of any age or sex, but is found in more women than men.
- MedlinePlus: Myositis
An injury, infection or autoimmune disease can cause myositis. The diseases dermatomyositis and polymyositis both involve myositis. Polymyositis causes muscle weakness, usually in ...
- Dermatomyositis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
... appearances of different inflammatory myopathies, but some helpful differences are often present. The rimmed vacuoles of inclusion body myositis (IBM) are absent in dermatomyositis.
- Myositis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
juvenile dermatomyositis; polymyositis; inclusion body myositis; pyomyositis See also. myopathy (muscle disease ) myalgia (muscle pain ) Masticatory muscle myositis (a disease in dogs)
- Myositis Support Group
Adult Myositis : Juvenile Myositis: Guide to Myositis; Polymyositis Dermatomyositis Inclusion Body Myositis ...
- DermAtlas: Online Dermatology Image Library dermatology image ...
DermAtlas: Dermatology Images- shawl sign,poikiloderma,heliotrope,dermatomyositis sine myositis,dermatomyositis,dermatology image images
- Dermatomyositis Information - Symptoms - Tests / Diagnosis - Treatment ...
Information on the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of Dermatomyositis from the Johns Hopkins Myositis Center.
- Dermatomyositis Information Page: National Institute of Neurological ...
Dermatomyositis information sheet compiled by the National Institute of Neurological ... Myositis Association 1233 20th Street, NW Suite 402 Washington ...
- Dermatology Image Atlas: Dermatology Images
DermAtlas - a collection of 10472 images in dermatology ... Image Name: dermatomyositis_1_051030: File Type: jpg: Diagnosis: DERMATOMYOSITIS / DERMATOMYOSITIS SINE MYOSITIS
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