Anasarca as the initial presentation of juvenile polymyositis: an uncommon occurrence

作者：Sharma Dhrubajyoti; Singh Surjit^*; Suri Deepti; Rawat Amit; Shava Upender; Sodhi Kushaljit S

来源：Rheumatology International, 2012, 32(8): 2589-2590.

DOI：10.1007/s00296-011-2054-0

• Anasarca
• Juvenile
• Polymyositis

Polymyositis is uncommon in childhood. Unlike dermatomyositis, which is common in pediatric age group, skin involvement is lacking in polymyositis. We report an 8-year-old boy who presented with anasarca as the initial complaint. This presentation has been rarely reported before in the pediatric literature.

• 出版日期2012-8
• 单位河北医科大学