Juvenile dermatomyositis and pregnancy: report and literature review

Pinheiro, G.da.R.; Goldenberg, J.; Atra, E.; Pereira, R.B.; Camano, L.; Schmidt, B.

Journal of Rheumatology 19(11): 1798-1801

1992


ISSN/ISBN: 0315-162X
PMID: 1491405
Document Number: 392297
Reports of dermatomyositis (DM) and polymyositis complicating pregnancy are rare. Only nineteen cases have been published. We describe the first case in which juvenile DM appeared during pregnancy. An emergency cesarean section had to be performed due to fetal distress at 37 weeks of gestation. Patient and infant are doing well after 8 months of followup.

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