Juvenile inflammatory myopathy: report of six patients seen at the Rheumatology Department at HU-UFJF and literature revision

Authors

  • Rafael de Oliveira Fraga Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora
  • Juliana Maria Pernambuco
  • Guimar Nascimento de Oliveira
  • Ana Clarissa Duin Fortes
  • Renata Lúcia de Lima
  • Dário Júnior de Freitas Roas

Keywords:

Doença muscular inflamatória juvenil – epidemiologia, Doença muscular inflamatória juvenil – diagnóstico,

Abstract

Inflammatory diseases of muscles are a heterogeneous group of disorders characterized by proximal muscle weakness and nonsuppurative inflammation of muscles. Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies are relatively rare diseases, but they are the most frequent and serious cause of myopathy in patients under 16 years. Clinical manifestations can occur in a variety of combinations or patterns, and no single feature is specific or diagnostic, making the correct differential diagnosis with other syndromes that result in skeletal muscle dysfunction a difficult task. We report six cases of patients diagnosed at childhood, seen at the rheumatology department at HU-UFJF.

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Published

2007-11-29

How to Cite

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Fraga R de O, Pernambuco JM, Oliveira GN de, Fortes ACD, Lima RL de, Roas DJ de F. Juvenile inflammatory myopathy: report of six patients seen at the Rheumatology Department at HU-UFJF and literature revision. HU Rev [Internet]. 2007Nov.29 [cited 2024Nov.22];32(2):51-5. Available from: https://periodicos.ufjf.br/index.php/hurevista/article/view/17

Issue

Vol. 32 No. 2 (2006)

Section

Relato de Caso

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