Dermatomyositis |
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Authors: | SO Kovacs SC Kovacs |
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Affiliation: | Laser and Skin Surgery Center of New York, New York, USA. |
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Abstract: | Dermatomyositis is a rare inflammatory myopathy with characteristic skin manifestations and muscular weakness. The disease can be categorized as adult idiopathic, juvenile, or amyopathic dermatomyositis as well as that associated with a connective tissue disease or a malignancy. Immunologic factors are most likely involved in the pathogenesis of the disease; however, genetic and environmental issues may also play important roles. Treatment with immunosuppressive agents has proved successful in the majority of patients, although significant morbidity still occurs. |
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