Girl, 5, suffers from rare disease triggered by the sun that could leave her covered in rashes
Kaia Ettingoff, five, of Wayne, Pennsylvania, was diagnosed in January 2018 with juvenile dermatomyositis, a rare autoimmune disorder that leaves her with rashes and muscle inflammation. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - May 16, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Treatment of Clinically Amyopathic Dermatomyositis in Adults Treatment of Clinically Amyopathic Dermatomyositis in Adults
Should first-line treatment for clinically amyopathic dermatomyositis differ from that of classic dermatomyositis with muscle weakness?The British Journal of Dermatology (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - January 14, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Dermatology Journal Article Source Type: news
Anti-TIF1-Ab-Positive Dermatomyositis Linked to Higher Cancer Risk (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Testing for anti-transcriptional intermediary factor 1 antibody-positive (anti-TIF1-Ab) in early DM could guide cancer screening. (Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology)
Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology - December 13, 2018 Category: Hematology Source Type: news
Hydroxychloroquine Skin Eruptions in Dermatomyositis Tied to Autoantibodies Hydroxychloroquine Skin Eruptions in Dermatomyositis Tied to Autoantibodies
Cutaneous adverse reactions to hydroxychloroquine in patients with dermatomyositis appear to be associated with autoantibody phenotype, according to a new study.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - August 31, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Dermatology News Source Type: news
Are B Cells a New Target in Dermatomyositis?
(MedPage Today) -- First successful case report of belimumab treatment (Source: MedPage Today Rheumatology)
Source: MedPage Today Rheumatology - August 27, 2018 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: news
Dermatomyositis: Nailfold Test Predicts Lung Problems
(MedPage Today) -- Capillaroscopy revealed smaller lung volumes in juvenile disease (Source: MedPage Today Dermatology)
Source: MedPage Today Dermatology - July 1, 2018 Category: Dermatology Source Type: news
What is BACM?
Discussion
Leg pain in children has a broad differential diagnosis and includes more innocuous problems such as growing pains and transient synovitis but also more serious problems including neurological diseases or malignancy. Occult or self-limited trauma are also common causes. A review can be found here. Limping can be painful or painless and has its own differential diagnosis which can overlap with leg pain. A differential diagnosis for limping can be found here. Muscle weakness also has its’ own differential diagnosis which can be found here.
Learning Point
Benign acute childhood myositis (BACM) has other names...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - May 21, 2018 Category: Pediatrics Authors: pediatriceducationmin Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
New treatment shows promise for patients with rare dermatologic disease
(University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine) A new treatment for a rare and often incurable condition called dermatomyositis (DM) reduced the severity of the disease in patients whose DM was resistant to other therapies. As part of a randomized, double-blind study, 22 patients were given either a drug called anabasum or a placebo. The 11 patients who got the drug improved during the trial, with less severe skin disease and better patient-reported quality of life and symptom assessments. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - October 31, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
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See what ' s new at NEJM Group:NEJM Clinical Practice Center: Case record: A 63-year-old woman with dermatomyositis presented with fever, hypotension, … (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - August 28, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Medical News Today: Dermatomyositis: Symptoms, causes, and treatment
Dermatomyositis is a condition characterized by rashes and muscle weakness. In this article, learn about which treatments can manage the condition. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - June 25, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Dermatology Source Type: news
Dermatomyositis Linked to Higher Inpatient Costs (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Hospitalization rates higher for black, Hispanic, Asian patients (Source: MedPage Today Rheumatology)
Source: MedPage Today Rheumatology - June 9, 2017 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: news
Ultrasensitive detection of protein linked to multiple autoimmune diseases
Researchers have developed a new method that will allow doctors to detect minute amounts of a protein called interferon- in patient samples. The technique will aid the diagnosis and treatment of numerous autoimmune diseases, including systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and dermatomyositis. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - April 18, 2017 Category: Science Source Type: news
Researchers describe ultrasensitive detection of protein linked to multiple autoimmune diseases
(Rockefeller University Press) Researchers in France have developed a new method that will allow doctors to detect minute amounts of a protein called interferon- in patient samples. The technique, which is described in the study 'Detection of interferon- protein reveals differential levels and cellular sources in disease' published April 18 in The Journal of Experimental Medicine, will aid the diagnosis and treatment of numerous autoimmune diseases, including systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and dermatomyositis. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - April 18, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Neovacs and BioSense partner to develop and commercialise IFNa Kinoid in China
French-based Neovacs has signed a commercial licence option agreement with BioSense Global for the development and commercial rights of IFN α Kinoid vaccine to treat lupus and dermatomyositis in China. (Source: Pharmaceutical Technology)
Source: Pharmaceutical Technology - February 22, 2017 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
What is in the Differential Diagnosis of Fatigue?
Discussion
Fatigue is a subjective feeling of decreased energy, tiredness or feeling of exhaustion. Lethargy is often used synonymously, but lethargy is a state of being drowsiness or sleepy, and implies mental status changes. Both can cause the person to be apathetic or less active.
Fatigue is a common state that almost everyone experiences multiple times in his or her lifetime. For most people it is a relatively acute or short-term chronic problem, often with a relatively easily identifiable problem cause, such as inadequate sleep, acute illness, or overexertion. For some, it can be less readily identifiable such as dep...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - January 23, 2017 Category: Pediatrics Authors: pediatriceducationmin Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
