Abstract:Juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) is a rare childhood inflammatory
disease.Clinical manifestations include muscle weakness and skin
rashes.However, generalized edema is uncommon in JDM.Treatment is based
on prolonged immunosuppressive therapy.Only few case reports of
edematous JDM has been described.Here we aim to describe a case of
edematous JDM with review of literature
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