A viral polymyositis masquerade: Life-threatening case of juvenile dermatomyositis complicated by systemic capillary leak syndrome

A viral polymyositis masquerade: Life-threatening case of juvenile dermatomyositis complicated by systemic capillary leak syndrome

This is a case report of an 8-year-old boy who developed an atypical, rare subphenotype of autoimmune inflammatory acute juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM), initially masquerading as viral polymyositis (PM)-like presentation, that was complicated by a hitherto unreported fulminant, life-threatening pedi...

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Main Authors: Bhaskara P Shelley, Shrijeet Chakraborti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology
Subjects:
Aggressive subphenotype
capillary leak syndrome
Clarkson syndrome
generalized pitting edema
juvenile dermatomyositis
muscle weakness
myositis
subcutaneous edema
systemic capillary leak
Online Access:http://www.annalsofian.org/article.asp?issn=0972-2327;year=2018;volume=21;issue=1;spage=70;epage=74;aulast=Shelley

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