Juvenile Dermatomyositis in a Nigerian Girl: a Case Report.

Abstract

clinical findings consistent with JDM were found. Her condition improved with steroids, cytotoxic therapy and physiotherapy. Some investigation and treatment modalities could not be accessed for the benefit of the patient. Although, the outcome of patients with JDM has improved with the discovery of steroids, the disease is shown to have a variable course, with attendant social and financial implications especially to the immediate family. Summary A case of Juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) in a 10 year old Nigerian girl is herein reported to discuss some of the features of the disease and challenges in management of such a rare but crippling autoimmune vasculopathy of childhood. She was referred to the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH) with an eight-month history of recurrent fever, abdominal pain, and a four-month history of body rash and inability to walk or sit. Muscle biopsy and

Juvenile dermatomyositis in an 11 year old Nigerian-boy: A case report and review of literature

“…Skin lesions are a prerequisite for the diagnosis of JDM. 5 6 7 8 The characteristic rash is the heliotrope rash, which is a violet discoloration of the eyelids that may be associated with periorbital edema. In the case presented, the patient lacked the violet discoloration of the eyelids [ Figure 1 ].…”