HIV with Juvenile Dermatomyositis

Dermatomyositis with HIV infection has been very rarely reported. The authors report an 8-y-old boy who presented with skin rashes and edema, muscle weakness and polymicrobial infection along with mild immunosupression. Diagnosis of dermatomyositis was established by raised enzymes, suggestive MRI a...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Indian journal of pediatrics 2014-09, Vol.81 (9), p.926-928
Hauptverfasser:	Sharma, Varun Kumar, Kakkar, Aanchal, Lodha, Rakesh, Suri, Vaishali, Kabra, Sushil Kumar
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biological and medical sciences Child Clinical Brief Dermatomyositis - etiology General aspects Gynecology HIV Infections - complications Human viral diseases Humans Infectious diseases Male Medical sciences Medicine Medicine & Public Health Pediatrics Sarcoidosis. Granulomatous diseases of unproved etiology. Connective tissue diseases. Elastic tissue diseases. Vasculitis Viral diseases Viral diseases of the lymphoid tissue and the blood. Aids
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Zusammenfassung:	Dermatomyositis with HIV infection has been very rarely reported. The authors report an 8-y-old boy who presented with skin rashes and edema, muscle weakness and polymicrobial infection along with mild immunosupression. Diagnosis of dermatomyositis was established by raised enzymes, suggestive MRI and muscle biopsy findings. Child responded to systemic steroids and low dose weekly methotrexate.
ISSN:	0019-5456 0973-7693
DOI:	10.1007/s12098-013-1160-2