All issues > Volume 30(8); 1987

Original Article

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1987;30(8):934-938. Published online August 31, 1987.

A Case of Dermatomyositis.

Hye Jin Kim¹, Tae Kyong Kim¹, Byeung Hae Ahn¹, Young Hee Yoo¹, Hyun Suk Lee¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, Veterans Hospital, Korea

Abstract

A case of dermatomyositis in a 8-year-old girl is reported. She was admitted with chief complaint of progressive weakness of four extremities. The dignosis was made by typical clinical findings with aid of laboratory data and muscle biopsy finding. Her clinical symptoms and laboratory findings were improved markedly with oral steroid medication and physiotherapy. A brief review of related literatures has been done.

Keywords :Dermatomyositis