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	Dermatomyositis: Encyclopedia of Children's Health
		Dermatomyositis is one of a group of relatively uncommon diseases known as inflammatory myopathies, or inflammatory disorders of the muscles.
		Dermatomyositis in children and adolescents is called juvenile dermatomyositis (abbreviated JDMS or simply JD) because it is different from the adult form of the disorder in several respects.
		Adults with dermatomyositis over the age of 50 have a 15 percent risk of developing cancer, whereas juvenile dermatomyositis is rarely associated with malignancy.
	health.enotes.com /childrens-health-encyclopedia/dermatomyositis (3189 words)

	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 dermatomyositis.
		In the United States, the incidence rate of JDM is approximately 3 cases per million children per year, leading to 300 to 500 new cases annually and affecting an estimated 3,000 to 5,000 children.
		Other forms of juvenile myositis are juvenile polymyositis (JPM) and juvenile inclusion-body myositis (JIBM), which are extremely rare and are not as common in children as in adults.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Juvenile_dermatomyositis (854 words)

	Juvenile Dermatomyositis (JDMS)
		Juvenile dermatomyositis (der-MA-toe-My-o-SY-tis)(JDMS) is a disease that causes a skin rash and weak muscles in children.
		JDMS is different from dermatomyositis in adults, and from polymyositis* (PAH-lee-My-o-SY-tis), a disease that usually affects adults.
		Juvenile dermatomyositis (JDMS) affects 3,000 to 5,000 children in the United States.
	www.arthritis.org /conditions/DiseaseCenter/jdms.asp (255 words)

	Dermatomyositis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		X-Ray of the knee in a patient with dermatomyositis.
		Dermatomyositis is connective-tissue disease that is characterized by inflammation of the muscles and the skin.
		There is a form of this disorder that strikes children, known as juvenile dermatomyositis.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dermatomyositis (334 words)

	Dermatomyositis : by Ray Sahelian, M.D.
		Dermatomyositis is an uncommon disease marked by muscle weakness and a distinctive skin rash.
		Juvenile dermatomyositis is a rare disease of childhood with significant morbidity.
		Interstitial lung disease is a common complication of polymyositis and dermatomyositis, and accounts for a significant proportion of their morbidity and mortality because of the resistance to therapeutic agents including corticosteroids.
	www.raysahelian.com /dermatomyositis.html (494 words)

	Juvenile Dermatomyositis - Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
		Juvenile dermatomyositis is one of the conditions in a group of conditions called the dermatomyositis/polymyositis complex.
		Juvenile dermatomyositis is rare, and it affects girls more often than boys.
		The course of juvenile dermatomyositis is often divided into four phases, based on symptoms and findings on examination.
	www.lpch.org /DiseaseHealthInfo/HealthLibrary/arthritis/derma.html (514 words)

	CASE 27 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Dermatomyositis (DM) is an autoimmune, inflammatory myopathy with characteristic cutaneous lesions.
		Juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) is the most common pediatric myopathy, affecting approximately 3.1 children/million.
		Amyopathic DM (ADM), also known as dermatomyositis siné myositis, is a diagnosis applied to cases in which there are biopsy-confirmed cutaneous manifestations of DM, but with no clinical or serologic evidence of muscle disease over a 2-year follow-up period.
	www.med.wayne.edu /dermatology/MichDerm03/case_27diagnosis.htm (472 words)

	Juvenile Onset Dermatomyositis - Family factsheets - GOSH and ICH
		Juvenile onset dermatomyositis is a condition that is first detected in childhood or adolescence.
		Juvenile onset dermatomyositis is a rare condition affecting one child in every 250,000.
		Dermatomyositis can cause the muscles to become weakened and develop scars (muscle fibrosis) which could lead to your child having bent, stiff joints which will be difficult to move.
	www.ich.ucl.ac.uk /factsheets/families/F010295 (1412 words)

	Juvenile amyopathic dermatomyositis
		Amyopathic dermatomyositis (ADM), a term coined by Pearson in 1979, is a subtype of dermatomyositis (DM), in which biopsy-confirmed, hallmark cutaneous manifestations of DM are present for at least 6 months without the development of either muscle weakness or elevated serum muscle enzyme levels [1, 2].
		Juvenile DM has a bimodal age distribution, with peaks in incidence at ages 4-5 and 12-13 years [7].
		Calcinosis of the skin and muscle occurs in as many as 30-70 percent of children with DM, particularly in advanced disease or when the institution of systemic therapy is delayed, compared to fewer than 5 percent of adults with DM [5].
	dermatology.cdlib.org /114/NYU/NYUtexts/0517051.html (1206 words)

	Dermatomyositis
		Amyopathic dermatomyositis (ADM) is defined by the presence of biopsy confirmed classic cutaneous findings of dermatomyositis in the absence of any clinical or laboratory signs of muscle disease for at least 2 years after onset of skin pathology.
		It has been proposed that the amyopathic and myopathic forms of dermatomyositis exist on a continuum, a concept that is supported by family and genetic studies and the observation that a small proportion of amyopathic patients transform to a frankly myopathic state.
		Dermatomyositis with a pityriasis rubra pilaris-like eruption: a little-known distinctive cutaneous manifestation of dermatomyositis.
	www.thedoctorsdoctor.com /diseases/dermatomyositis.htm (11735 words)

	Arthritis Research Campaign \| Juvenile dermatomyositis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) is an illness of children which affects the skin (dermato-) and muscles (myositis), and frequently other parts of the body including joints, lungs, gut and blood vessels.
		This is known as the Juvenile Dermatomyositis National Registry and Repository (UK and Ireland).
		Dr Lucy Wedderburn is Scientific Director of the Juvenile Dermatomyositis Research Centre at the Institute of Child Health in London.
	www.arc.org.uk /newsviews/arctdy/123/Juveniledermatomyositis.htm (1504 words)

	eMedicine - Dermatomyositis : Article by Jeffrey P Callen, MD
		Dermatomyositis is a systemic disorder that frequently affects the esophagus and lungs and, less commonly, may affect the heart.
		With the exception of the heliotrope rash, the eruption of dermatomyositis is photodistributed and photoexacerbated.
		Dermatomyositis may be initiated or exacerbated by silicon breast implants or collagen injections, but the evidence for this is anecdotal and has not been verified in case-control studies.
	www.emedicine.com /med/topic2608.htm (6209 words)

	Juvenile dermatomyositis -
		Sometimes muscle symptoms never appearing at all or occur very gradually isolated juvenile dermatomyositis over the course of months, and sometimes going from normal strength to being unable to walk within days.
		Dry juvenile dermatomyositis skin caused by the rash can be combated by regular application of sunscreen or any moisturizing cream, such as Eucerin.
		A disease is any abnormal condition of the body or mind that causes discomfort, dysfunction, or distress to the person affected or those in contact with the person.
	www.medicalgeo.com /Med-Diseases-I---K/Juvenile-dermatomyositis.html (899 words)

	Amazon.com: Juvenile dermatomyositis associated with lipodystrophy.(Case Report): An article from: Indian Journal of ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Lipodystrophy and associated metabolic abnormalities are being increasingly recognized as complications of juvenile dermatomyositis.
		Dermatomyositis is a disease in which characteristic patterns of autoimmune inflammatory injury occur in striated muscle and skin.
		Juvenile dermatomyositis is frequently associated with calcinosis cutis.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/external-search?tag=glyconutritio-2&keyword=Dermatomyositis-Juvenile&mode=blended (302 words)

	Pulmonary And Central Nervous System Involvement In Juvenile Dermatomyositis
		Juvenile dermatomyositis is a rare disorder with very few reports of multi-system involvement.
		Vasculopathy as a part of the Juvenile dermatomyositis spectrum has been implicated as a cause of many of these complications but reports have also suggested long term cortico-steroid treatment as a possible causative agent.
		Pulmonary involvement in juvenile dermatomyositis is predominantly interstitial and has been described in literature to precede the muscular or skin manifestations
	www.ispub.com /ostia/index.php?xmlFilePath=journals/ijra/vol4n1/jdms.xml (1211 words)

	NYU SoM - Dept. of Dermatology
		Amyopathic dermatomyositis (ADM), a term coined by Pearson in 1979, is a subtype of dermatomyositis (DM), in which biopsy-confirmed, hallmark cutaneous manifestations of DM are present for at least six months without the development of either muscle weakness or elevated serum muscle enzyme levels.
		Juvenile DM has a bimodal age distribution, with peaks in incidence at ages 4 to 5 and 12 to 13 years.
		Epidemiologic studies have documented an upper respiratory or gastrointestinal illness in the previous three months in a higher proportion of patients with new-onset juvenile DM than in age-matched controls, which supports a role for molecular mimicry in the pathogenesis of the disorder.
	www.med.nyu.edu /dermatology/sem_conf/051705-1.html (1198 words)

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		Dermatomyositis in childhood is an inflammatory muscle disease that is not linked with malignancy.
		The consistent abnormalities in blood vessels highly suggest that dermatomyositis is closely related to connective diseases.
		Abnormal endothelial cells are present in all cases of dermatomyositis and the changes are similar in adult and juvenile cases.
	moon.ouhsc.edu /kfung/JTY1/NeuroHelp/ZNN0IE04.htm (860 words)

	Dermatomyositis
		Dermatomyositis represents a progressive autoimmune disease of the connective tissue with SLE-like dermatitis, with inflammatory myopathy and muscular weakness.
		A rare complication of generalized edema in juvenile dermatomyositis: a report of one case.
		Endothelial cell activation and neovascularization are prominent in dermatomyositis.
	www.sclero.org /medical/symptoms/associated/dermatomyositis/a-to-z.html (1932 words)

	Types of Juvenile Arthritis
		The most common types are: juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA), spondyloarthropathies, systemic lupus erythematosus (lupus), juvenile dermatomyositis, vasculitis, scleroderma, and mixed connective tissue diseases.
		As with all of the forms of juvenile arthritis, it is important to maintain regular visits to the doctor for monitoring and early treatment.
		Juvenile dermatomyositis causes a skin rash and weak muscles.
	www.geocities.com /wncjra/types.html (867 words)

	Muscular Dystrophy Campaign
		Juvenile (childhood onset) dermatomyositis is a condition, which affects a number of systems of the body, although its main effects are seen in the muscles and skin.
		The underlying process is an inflammation of small blood vessels (vasculitis) which is thought to result from the presence in the blood of circulating immune complexes - combinations of antigen and antibody which are potent stimulators of inflammation.
		A rare complication of juvenile dermatomyositis is calcinosis - the formation of chalky material under the skin.
	www.muscular-dystrophy.org /information_resources/factsheets/medical_conditions_factsheets/juvenile.html (1010 words)

	Juvenile dermatomyositis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Dermatomyositis was first described by Unverricht in 1981 and was considered the major variant of chronic myositis.
		Its clinical manifestations are insidious and it is accompanied by joint pains, rashes, fever, fatigue, symmetric proximal muscular weakness and muscular tenderness as well as other less common signs like abdominal pain, arthritis and localized calcifications in elbows, knees and ankles which limit joint function.
		Dermatomyositis is most frequent in women, with a male:female ratio of 1:2, and has its peak
	www.imbiomed.com.mx /Alergia/Alv5n6/english/Zal66-5.html (206 words)

	Dermatomyositis
		Dermatomyositis (DM) is an acquried muscle disease, also known as an inflammatory myopathy.
		Juvenile DM is even rarer, with average onset between 8-9 years of age (Juvenile, 1998).
		It is very likely that a genetic predisposition to dermatomyositis exists and that it may be linked to certain human leukocyte antigen (HLA) types, but no evidence as yet has been found to support that nor have any particular genotypes been elucidated.
	www.bio.davidson.edu /courses/immunology/students/spring2003/statler/dermatomyositis.htm (2170 words)

	eMedicine - Dermatomyositis : Article by Jeffrey P Callen, MD
		A diffuse alopecia with a scaly scalp dermatosis is common in dermatomyositis.
		Dermatomyositis is often associated with a poikiloderma in a photodistribution.
		Calcinosis due to dermatomyositis in childhood can be seen in this patient who had active dermatomyositis 15 years prior to the time of this photograph.
	www.emedicine.com /DERM/topic98.htm (5345 words)

	MedPix Case: 5965 - Juvenile Dermatomyositis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Vasculitis is associated with dermatomyositis and can cause both the bowel wall ischemia and the differential renal perfusion.
		It is closely related to juvenile polymyositis (JPM) which does not present with a heliotrophic facial rash.
		In contrast to the adult form of dermatomyositis, there is no increase in pulmonary disease and risk of malignancies with JDM.
	rad.usuhs.mil /medpix/medpix.html?mode=tf_case&pt_id=5965¬hing= (434 words)

	The Face of Juvenile Dermatomyositis: Akeelah Anderson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Lionsgate Films' "Akeelah and the Bee" inspires a young sufferer of Juvenile Dermatomyositis and draws attention to her relatively unknown disease.
		Beverly Hills, CA (PRWEB) April 15, 2006 -- Akeelah Anderson suffers from Juvenile Der-ma-to-my-o-si-tis (JD), a disease that is relatively unknown to the public and is seldom ever mentioned.
		Lionsgate Films recently discovered that there was a young girl in Minnesota battling Juvenile Dermatomyositis, bearing the same name as the protagonist of their upcoming film "Akeelah and the Bee".
	www.prweb.com /releases/2006/4/prweb372791.htm (371 words)

	Juvenile Scleroderma by International Scleroderma Network (ISN)
		SD A-Z. Juvenile Scleroderma web site by Dr. Thomas Lehman, who is Chief of the Division of Pediatric Rheumatology at the Hospital for Special Surgery, Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at Cornell University Medical Center,covers the various types of childhood Scleroderma, and possible complications.
		The juvenile forms of systemic sclerosis and localized scleroderma are important conditions in children because of the clinical severity and substantial mortality of systemic scleroderma and the major growth defects associated with childhood-onset localized disease even if the active disease itself is self-limited.
		Juvenile localized scleroderma in the first year of life.
	www.sclero.org /support/groups/juvenile/a-to-z.html (1983 words)

	An amateur badminton player with juvenile dermatomyositis: courage and questions -- Özçakar and Topaloglu ...
		Measuring disability in juvenile dermatomyositis: validity of the childhood health assessment questionnaire.
		Medium- and long-term functional outcomes in a multicenter cohort of children with juvenile dermatomyositis.
		Aerobic exercise capacity in patients with juvenile dermatomyositis.
	bjsm.bmjjournals.com /cgi/content/full/37/6/560-a (586 words)

	Juvenile Dermatomyositis - Julia's JDMS Diary Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Juvenile Dermatomyositis (JDMS) is a rare childhood auto-immune disease.
		Juvenile Dermatomyositis is a very rare disease; I have scoured the internet, bookstores, and libraries and there is precious little on JDMS to be found, and much of that is out of date.
		You can begin reading Julia's Juvenile Dermatomyositis Diary from the beginning now by clicking on this arrow, or use the calendar on the left to jump to the date you want.
	www.ralphb.net /JDMS (463 words)

	UpToDate Clinical manifestations and diagnosis of juvenile dermatomyositis and polymyositis
		UpToDate Clinical manifestations and diagnosis of juvenile dermatomyositis and polymyositis
		Clinical manifestations and diagnosis of juvenile dermatomyositis and polymyositis
		— Juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) and juvenile polymyositis (JPM) are uncommon disorders.
	patients.uptodate.com /print.asp?print=true&file=pedirheu/5952 (311 words)

	Dermatomyositis Information Page: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
		Dermatomyositis is one of a group of acquired muscle diseases called inflammatory myopathies.
		The disease, which has a somewhat severe onset, affects both children and adults.
		Dermatomyositis is characterized by a rash accompanying, or more often, preceding muscle weakness.
	www.ninds.nih.gov /disorders/dermatomyositis/dermatomyositis.htm (433 words)

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