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  • Title: Juvenile dermatomyositis with IgA nephropathy: case-based review.
    Author: Mantoo MR, Tripathy SK, Phulware RH, Bagri NK, Hari P, Barwad A.
    Journal: Rheumatol Int; 2019 Mar; 39(3):577-581. PubMed ID: 30552457.
    Abstract:
    Juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) is the most common childhood idiopathic inflammatory myopathy (IIM). It is characterized by the classic skin rash in the form of Gottron papules and heliotrope rash, and symmetric proximal muscle weakness. Renal involvement in JDM is rare which includes acute kidney injury and glomerulonephritis. We report a 10-year-old boy with juvenile dermatomyositis and IgA nephropathy. Child responded dramatically to the conventional therapy with steroids and methotrexate for the primary disease, and did not require any additional treatment for his renal disease. Child's primary disease is in remission and has normal urinalysis with normal renal function at 6-month follow-up. We reviewed the literature and found 11 cases of IIMs with renal involvement. Four patients (one JDM, two polymyositis, and one dermatomyositis) had IgA nephropathy out of which three patients responded to the conventional therapy of primary disease and only one patient with polymyositis needed hiking immunosuppression targeted for renal condition. Therapy targeting the underlying disorder is usually sufficient in patients with JDM and secondary IgA nephropathy.
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