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Muscular Weakness with Calcinosis Cutis_A Case of Juvenile Dermatomyositis in a South Asian Male.

Qaisar Ali KhanFaiza Amatul HadiTahmina KhanMichelle AnthonyChristopher FarkouhParsa AbdiHarshawardhan PandeHarsimran Singh
Published in: Clinical medicine insights. Case reports (2023)
JDM shares clinical features with other autoimmune, genetic, and inflammatory conditions. Proper history, thorough clinical examination, and laboratory workup is needed to rule out other masquerading conditions. This case report also highlighted the importance of diltiazem in the treatment of calcinosis cutis which is more commonly seen in patients with dermatomyositis.
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