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BioPortfolio - Dermatomyositis
Dermatomyositis is connective-tissue disease that is characterized by inflammation of the muscles and the skin. Its cause is unknown, but it may
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BioPortfolio - Dermatomyositis - InDepth
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Section Bone, Joint, and Muscle Disorders Subject Autoimmune Disorders of Connective Tissue Polymyositis and Dermatomyositis Polymyositis is characterized
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BioPortfolio - Dermatomyositis Myositis - InDepth
View the current Dermatomyositis Myositis InDepth page on ... WITHDRAWN: Immunosuppressant and immunomodulatory treatment for dermatomyositis and ...
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Classification of the types of myositis includes primary idiopathic polymyositis ; childhood polymyositis or dermatomyositis; primary idiopathic ...
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Dermatomyositis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dermatomyositis (DM) is a connective-tissue disease related to polymyositis (PM) that is characterized by inflammation of the muscles and the skin. ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dermatomyositis...

Dermatomyositis Information Page: National Institute of ...
29 Jan 2009 ... Dermatomyositis information sheet compiled by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS).
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/dermatomyositis/dermatomy...

Dermatomyositis: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia
21 Sep 2009 ... Dermatomyositis is a muscle disease characterized by inflammation and a skin rash. It is a type of inflammatory myopathy. ...
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Polymyositis and Dermatomyositis: Autoimmune Disorders of ...
Polymyositis and dermatomyositis usually occur in adults from ages 40 to 60 or in children from ages 5 to 15 years. Women are twice as likely as men to ...
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Dermatomyositis - November 1, 2001 - American Family Physician
1 Nov 2001 ... Dermatomyositis is an idiopathic inflammatory myopathy with characteristic skin manifestations. Although the disorder is rare, ...
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THE MERCK MANUAL OF GERIATRICS, Ch. 54, Muscular Disorders
Dermatomyositis. A humorally mediated autoimmune disease characterized by vascular lesions and degeneration of the skin and muscle, leading to a typical
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http://www.merck.com/mkgr/mmg/sec7/ch54/ch54e.jsp...

Myositis: MedlinePlus
The diseases dermatomyositis and polymyositis both involve myositis. Polymyositis causes muscle weakness, usually in the muscles closest to the trunk
of ...
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/myositis.html...

Polymyositis and Dermatomyositis: Autoimmune Rheumatic Disorders ...
Polymyositis and dermatomyositis are uncommon systemic rheumatic diseases characterized by inflammatory and degenerative changes in the muscles ...
http://www.merck.com/mmpe/sec04/ch032/ch032d.html...

Juvenile dermatomyositis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) is an autoimmune disease causing vasculitis that manifests itself in children; it is the pediatric counterpart of ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juvenile_dermatomyositis...

Polymyositis and dermatomyositis.
Dermatomyositis is a microangiopathy affecting skin and muscle; activation and deposition of complement causes lysis of endomysial capillaries and muscle ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14511932...

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