Dermatomyositis

A type of idiopathic inflammatory myopathy characterized by evocative skin lesions and symmetrical proximal muscle weakness.

Arrhythmia

Any cardiac rhythm other than the normal sinus rhythm. Such a rhythm may be either of sinus or ectopic origin and either regular or irregular. An arrhythmia may be due to a disturbance in impulse formation or conduction or both.


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PMID (PMCID)
1563135
 FEMALE Child
Pericardial tamponade in juvenile dermatomyositis.
Pereira RM, Lerner S, Maeda WT, Goldenstein-Schainberg C, Cossermelli W.
Clin Cardiol. 1992;15(4):301-3.
Cardiac involvement in dermatomyositis has been well described; myocarditis and cardiac arrhythmias are the most frequent manifestations.