Catalog

Juvenile dermatomyositis with myocarditis

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Link to WHO Definition

Juvenile dermatomyositis with myocarditis – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1155777024

Juvenile dermatomyositis with myocarditis is an early-onset systemic inflammatory disorders affecting the skeletal muscles, the skin, and the heart. Symptomatic cardiac involvement is uncommon in acute disease, but up to 50% of dermatomyositis patients will have asymptomatic cardiac involvement on non-invasive testing. Early detection of myocarditis significantly affects survival given that cardiac complications are a more common cause of death.