A systematic review of juvenile-onset clinically amyopathic dermatomyositis

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 157, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 637-644

  Gerami, P ^a   Walling, H W ^b   Lewis, J ^b   Doughty, L ^c   Sontheimer, R D ^d  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Texas Tech University ^*

^c TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amyopathic; Creatine kinase; Dermatomyositis; Electromyography; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; CREATINE KINASE;

CALCINOSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEMOGRAPHY; DERMATOMYOSITIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; INCIDENCE; INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKIN BIOPSY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ULCER; VASCULAR DISEASE;

EID: 34548590680     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2007.08055.x     Document Type: Review

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