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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
It is classified as juvenile or adult dermatomyositis. | |||
==Classification== | ==Classification== | ||
Dermatomyositis may be a type of [[autoimmune]] [[connective tissue disease]].<ref name="urlPolymyositis and Dermatomyositis: Autoimmune Disorders of Connective Tissue: Merck Manual Home Edition">{{cite web |url=http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec05/ch068/ch068e.html |title=Polymyositis and Dermatomyositis: Autoimmune Disorders of Connective Tissue: Merck Manual Home Edition |format= |work= |accessdate=}}</ref> It is related to [[polymyositis]] and [[inclusion body myositis]]. | Dermatomyositis may be a type of [[autoimmune]] [[connective tissue disease]].<ref name="urlPolymyositis and Dermatomyositis: Autoimmune Disorders of Connective Tissue: Merck Manual Home Edition">{{cite web |url=http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec05/ch068/ch068e.html |title=Polymyositis and Dermatomyositis: Autoimmune Disorders of Connective Tissue: Merck Manual Home Edition |format= |work= |accessdate=}}</ref> It is related to [[polymyositis]] and [[inclusion body myositis]]. | ||
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Overview
It is classified as juvenile or adult dermatomyositis.
Classification
Dermatomyositis may be a type of autoimmune connective tissue disease.[1] It is related to polymyositis and inclusion body myositis.
There is a form of this disorder that strikes children, known as juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM). For the most part Juvenile dermatomyositis is the same as the adult form, but the relationship with cancer is far lower, or non-existent.