dermatomyositis
myositis that results in inflammation located in muscle or located in skin where a skin rash is often seen prior to the onset of muscle weakness
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Summary
dermatomyositis is a designated intractable/rare disease[1]. dermatomyositis draws 7,128 Wikipedia views per month (designated intractable rare disease category, ranking #33 of 201).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: class of disease[3]
- Subclass of: polymyositis[4], myositis[5], skin disease[6]
- Commons category: Dermatomyositis[7]
- Symptoms and signs: Gottron's sign[8], erythema[9], muscle weakness[10]
- Has cause: autoimmune disease[11]
- Medical examination: creatine kinase measurement[12], muscle biopsy[13], electromyography[14], magnetic resonance imaging[15], serological test[16]
- Possible treatment: corticosteroid[17], azathioprine[18], cyclosporine[19], methotrexate[20], intravenous immunoglobulin[21]
- Anatomical location: zone of skin[22], muscle tissue[23]
- External data available at URL: http://www.nanbyou.or.jp/entry/4079[24]
- ICD-9-CM: 710.3[25]
- NCI Thesaurus ID: C26744[26]
- Health specialty: rheumatology[27], immunology[28], neurology[29], dermatology[30]
- Exact match: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/DOID_10223[31], http://identifiers.org/doid/DOID:10223[32]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Medicine[33]
- Risk factor: maternal smoking[34]
Why It Matters
dermatomyositis has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] dermatomyositis is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]