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Dermatomyositis Research Paper

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Dermatomyositis Dermatomyositis is not common disease. It’s an inflammatory disease which causes muscle weakness and gives a distinctive skin rash. It is more common in females than males, affects both adults and children. In adults, dermatomyositis usually occurs between the ages of late 40’s and 60’s and in children, it usually occurs between the ages of 5 and 15. Some of the distinctive symptoms of Dermatomyositis is the skin changes that occur. The skin will develop a violet-colored or dusky red rash, most commonly on the face and eyelids and on areas around the nails, knuckles, knees, elbows, chest, and back. The rash which can be patchy with bluish-purple discoloration is often the first sign of Dermatomyositis. Muscles are also weakness progressively closest to the trunk, affecting both sides of the body and tends to gradually worsen. …show more content…

This disease can put someone at higher risk of several conditions as well. They can be at risk for Raynaud’s phenomenon where your fingers, toes, cheeks, nose and ear turn pale when exposed to cold temperature and environment, other connective tissue diseases like lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, scleroderma, Dermatomyositis may cause the muscular muscles of the heart to become inflamed, Myocarditis. It can cause lung disease which is called interstitial lung disease that scars the lung tissue, making the lung stiff and inelastic. Dermatomyositis can increase the likelihood of developing cancer, particularly the cervix, lungs, pancreas, breasts, ovaries, and gastrointestinal

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