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Dermatomyositis

Dermatomyositis (DM) is a long-term inflammatory disorder which affects skin and the muscles. Its symptoms are generally a skin rash and worsening muscle weakness over time. [Source: Wikipedia ]

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Dermatomyositis 
Is A
Connective tissue disease
May Cause
Abdominal wall calcification
Acro-osteolysis
Arthritis with osteoporosis
Bilateral basilar lung disease
Calcification about the fingertips
Cardiomyopathy
Carpal and/or tarsal fusion
Chondral calcification
Congenital cardiomyopathy
Decreased subcutaneous fat
Dilated small bowel with normal mucosal folds
Duodenal dilatation without obstruction
Esophageal dysfunction
Esophageal dysmotility
Fingertip calcification
Gastrointestinal dysfunction
Interstitial lung fibrosis
Intra-articular calcification
Long thin bones
Lower lung disease
Malabsorption
Malabsorption pattern in small bowel
Megacolon
Neuropathic bone changes of the hands or feet
Non-obstructive gastric dilatation
Nonvisceral abdominal calcification
Periarticular calcification
Peribronchovascular interstitial thickening
Polyarticular joint disease
Retained material in hypopharynx
Rheumatoid-like arthritis
Skin calcification
Skin rash
Soft-tissue calcification
Superior mesenteric artery syndrome
Vasculopathy
Widespread abdominal calcifications
Widespread small irregular lung opacities
Widespread soft-tissue calcification

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