Juvenile Dermatomyositis with Generalized Edema

Authors

  • J Gordon Millichap Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-15-6-11

Keywords:

Edema, Juvenile Dermatomyositis, Nephrosis

Abstract

A 7-year-old girl presenting with an 8-week history of fatigue, myalgia, dyspnea, and generalized, nonpitting edema of the extremities, face, chest, and abdomen, is reported from the Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC.

Published

2001-06-01

Issue

Section

Neuromuscular Disorders