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Characteristics and outcome of children with juvenile dermatomyositis in Cape Town: a cross-sectional study

BACKGROUND: Juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) is a rare idiopathic inflammatory childhood myopathy of uncertain aetiology. The demographic and clinical presentation of JDM may differ by race and geographic regions. Few studies have described the characteristics of JDM patients from Africa. METHODS: We...

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Autores principales: Okong’o, Lawrence Owino, Esser, Monika, Wilmshurst, Jo, Scott, Christiaan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5106783/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27835954
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12969-016-0118-0