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Juvenile dermatomyositis and toxoplasmosis: a rare association
Fecha
2009Registro en:
ACTA REUMATOLOGICA PORTUGUESA, v.34, n.3, p.546-550, 2009
0303-464X
Autor
SILVA, Barbara Santos Pires da
PEREIRA, Rosa Maria Rodrigues
CARVALHO, Jozelio Freire de
Institución
Resumen
Dermatomyositis is an unknown cause`s disease that in general is characterized by muscular inflammation with weakness and typical skin rash (heliotrope and Gottron`s papules). In this article we describe a 13-year-old girl with juvenile dermatomyositis associated with toxoplasmosis. Myositis was treated with corticosteroids and immunosuppressive drugs, but she had good response only after anti-parasitary drug was started.-