Juvenile dermatomyositis
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juvenile-dermatomyositis-221-767603
title:
Juvenile dermatomyositis
text:
Juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) is an idiopathic inflammatory myopathy (IMM) of presumed autoimmune dysfunction resulting in muscle weakness among other complications. It manifests itself in children; it is the pediatric counterpart of dermatomyositis. In JDM, the body's immune system attacks blood vessels throughout the body, causing inflammation called vasculitis. In the United States, the incidence rate of JDMS is approximately 2-3 cases per million children per year. The UK incidence is belie
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Medical condition
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juvenile_dermatomyositis
date created:
2004-08-17T20:12:19Z
date modified:
2024-09-13T19:06:55Z
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13
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