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Juvenile dermatomyositis presenting with anasarca: A possible indicator of severe disease activity
J P Mitchell1, G J Dennis, L G Rider
1Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, 6900 Georgia Ave. NW, Ward 77, Washington, DC 20307, USA.
The Journal of Pediatrics
|June 8, 2001
Abstract:
Juvenile dermatomyositis is a rare autoimmune disease characterized by inflammation of the muscle, skin, and other organs. Although localized edema is a common feature of juvenile dermatomyositis, generalized edema has been reported infrequently. We describe a patient with juvenile dermatomyositis presenting with anasarca and note that generalized edema has been associated with severe disease activity.