Dermatomyositis in two siblings and a brief review of familial dermatomyositis

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 540-542

  Tsao, Chang Yong ^a   Mendell, Jerry R ^a   Kissel, John T ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID DERIVATIVE; PREDNISONE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMORBIDITY; DERMATOMYOSITIS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ERYTHEMA; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE DENERVATION; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; POLYMYOSITIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAYNAUD PHENOMENON; SIBLING; TELANGIECTASIA; THYROID NODULE;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DERMATOMYOSITIS; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; MALE; PREDNISONE; SIBLINGS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036657108     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/088307380201700714     Document Type: Article

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