JUVENILE DERMATOMYOSITIS WITH UNIVERSAL CALCINOSIS. REPORT OF A CASE

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Calcinosis, Dermatomyositis, Joints, Muscle Weakness

Abstract

Introduction: juvenile dermatomyositis with universal calcinosis is a rare disease in pediatric ages, especially in male sex. Objective: to present a case of juvenile dermatomyositis with universal calcinosis in a ten years old male teenager. Presentation of the case: male adolescent, white, ten years of age and urban origin; Product of an eutotic delivery, of controlled pregnancy, with a gestation time of 39.4 weeks and a weight of 2750 grams and Apgar at birth of 8/9. He went to the consultation accompanied by his mother, who said that his son presented Asttenia, with lesions on the skin of the face and elbows and joint pain, as well as difficulty walking due to muscle weakness. A series of complementary exams was performed that together with the clinical manifestations allowed the final diagnosis. Conclusions: the case of an adolescent with clinical and paraclinical characteristics of juvenile dermatomyositis was presented, this condition was diagnosed through the clinical elements and the performance of the complementary examinations described.

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Author Biography

José Alfredo Gallego Sánchez, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas Dr. Zoilo Enrique Marinello Vidaurreta.

Estudiante de cuarto año de Medicina, Alumno ayudante de Medicina Interna.

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Published

2024-10-07

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Gallego Sánchez JA, García Gallego C, Hernández Peña A, Román Rodríguez A. JUVENILE DERMATOMYOSITIS WITH UNIVERSAL CALCINOSIS. REPORT OF A CASE. Revdosdic [Internet]. 2024 Oct. 7 [cited 2025 Mar. 29];7(3):e481. Available from: https://revdosdic.sld.cu/index.php/revdosdic/article/view/481

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