Juvenile dermatomyositis in a 4-year-old Kenyan girl.

Grijsen, Marlous L; Mchaile, Deborah; Geut, Inge; Olomi, Raimos; Nwako, Maitseo; Requena, Luis; Howlett, William P; Mavura, Daudi R; Dekker, Marieke C J

Grijsen, Marlous L; Mchaile, Deborah; Geut, Inge; Olomi, Raimos; Nwako, Maitseo; Requena, Luis; Howlett, William P; Mavura, Daudi R; Dekker, Marieke C J.

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Grijsen ML; Department of Dermatology Leiden University Medical Center Leiden The Netherlands; Regional Dermatology Training Centre Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre Moshi United Republic of Tanzania.
Mchaile D; Department of Pediatrics Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre Moshi United Republic of Tanzania.
Geut I; Department of Neurology Medisch Spectrum Twente Enschede The Netherlands; Department of Internal Medicine Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre Moshi United Republic of Tanzania.
Olomi R; Department of Pediatrics Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre Moshi United Republic of Tanzania.
Nwako M; Regional Dermatology Training Centre Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre Moshi United Republic of Tanzania.
Requena L; Department of Dermatology Fundación Jiménez Díaz Universidad Autónoma Madrid Spain.
Howlett WP; Department of Internal Medicine Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre Moshi United Republic of Tanzania.
Mavura DR; Regional Dermatology Training Centre Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre Moshi United Republic of Tanzania.
Dekker MC; Department of Internal Medicine Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre Moshi United Republic of Tanzania.

Clin Case Rep ; 5(2): 134-138, 2017 02.

Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28174638

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

To our knowledge, this is the first case report of juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) in Tanzania. It demonstrates that the characteristic cutaneous findings of JDM may easily be overlooked, especially on dark skin, and the difficulty of clinical management in resource-constrained settings.

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Africa; Tanzania; calcinosis cutis; juvenile dermatomyositis

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