Diagnosis and Treatment of Dermatomyositis

Authors

  • J Gordon Millichap Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-20-7-2

Keywords:

Juvenile Dermatomyositis, Serum Enzymes, Dysphagia in Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy

Abstract

The impact of duration of untreated symptoms in children with juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) on clinical and laboratory findings at diagnosis was studied in 166 patients enrolled in the National JDM Research Registry and examined at Children’s Memorial Hospital, Northwestern University; Loyola University; and University of Chicago, Chicago, IL; and other centers in the US.

Published

2006-07-01

Issue

Section

Muscle Disorders