Concept information
Preferred term
Dermatomyositis
Type
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Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Entry terms
- Dermatopolymyositis
- Polymyositis Dermatomyositis
- Polymyositis-Dermatomyositis
Note
- coordinate with PARANEOPLASTIC SYNDROMES if pertinent
Scope note
- A subacute or chronic inflammatory disease of muscle and skin, marked by proximal muscle weakness and a characteristic skin rash. The illness occurs with approximately equal frequency in children and adults. The skin lesions usually take the form of a purplish rash (or less often an exfoliative dermatitis) involving the nose, cheeks, forehead, upper trunk, and arms. The disease is associated with a complement mediated intramuscular microangiopathy, leading to loss of capillaries, muscle ischemia, muscle-fiber necrosis, and perifascicular atrophy. The childhood form of this disease tends to evolve into a systemic vasculitis. Dermatomyositis may occur in association with malignant neoplasms. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp1405-6)
In other languages
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Finnish
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dermatomyosiitit
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dermatomyositis non specificata
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dermatopolymyosiitti
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dermatopolymyositis
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dermatopolymyositis non specificata
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iho- ja lihastulehdukset
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iho- ja lihastulehdus
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määrittämätön dermatomyosiitti
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määrittämätön dermatopolymyosiitti
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polymyosiitti
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polymyosiitti-dermatomyosiitit
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polymyosiitti-dermatomyosiitti
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reumaattinen lihastulehdus
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Swedish
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D003882
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