Juvenile Dermatomyositis with Generalized Edema

Abstract

A 7-year-old girl presenting with an 8-week history of fatigue, myalgia, dyspnea, and generalized, nonpitting edema of the extremities, face, chest, and abdomen, is reported from the Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC.

Keywords

• edema
• juvenile dermatomyositis
• nephrosis