Primary Idiopathic Dermatomyositis and Polymyositis

Czech version

Authors: J. Kloferová
Authors‘ workplace: Praktická lékařka, Chrast u Chrudimi
Published in: Prakt. Lék. 2001; (5): 278-280
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Overview

The introduction of the paper is devoted to a brief summary of knowledge regarding idiopathic dermatomyositis and polymyositis. Definition, epidemiology, clinical picture, laboratory findings and treatment. The author submits also a case-history of a patient suffering for this disease and emphasizes the importance of a high standard case-history and the subsequent diagnostic approach which led to assessment of the cause of complaints and initiation of early treatment.

Key words:
dermatomyositis - polymyositis.

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