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DERMATOMYOSITIS PRESENTING AS QUADRIPARESIS A CASE REPORT

VAASANTHI .

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Abstract : Dermatomyositis,an idiopathic inflammatory myopathy, is one of the potentially treat-able causes of      skeletal muscle weakness.The hallmark of this condition is its characteristic skin involvement which differentiates this from other inflammatory myopathy.Here we report a case of   dermatomyositis who presented with flaccid quadriparesis and bulbar involvement without classical dermatological signs.

 

Keyword: Dermatomyositis, inflammatory  myopathy, autoimmune, perifascicular atro-phy,heliotrope rash

 


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