Features of childhood disease
Special features in children include:
- arteritis:
- uncommonly glomerulonephritis and retinopathy
- uncommonly glomerulonephritis and retinopathy
- calcification:
- in two-thirds of cases - skin, fascia, subcutaneous tissue and fat, but not muscle
- in two-thirds of cases - skin, fascia, subcutaneous tissue and fat, but not muscle
- arthritis and dysphagia more common than in adults
- ESR not elevated in approximately half of cases
- malignancy:
- is not associated with childhood dermatomyositis
- may be associated with adult dermatomyositis
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