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dermatomyositis

dermatomyositis

1 9.9
A rare disease that makes muscles weak and causes a red skin rash
  • noun
  • /ˌdɜrməˌtoʊmaɪəˈsɪtɪs/
  • Specialized
translation icon : dermatomiositis
  • Patients with dermatomyositis may require special treatment to manage their symptoms effectively.

Examples

  • Dermatomyositis can cause muscle weakness and a distinctive skin rash on the affected areas.

  • This is a medication for an autoimmune disease, dermatomyositis (also lupus, etc.).

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  • My Daily Journal of living with the Muscle Inflammation Disease Dermatomyositis.

    Blog text (23)

  • Dermatomyositis.

    Space Thing (1968)

  • She has Dermatomyositis and Juvenile Arthritis.

    Blog text (31)

  • The tiredness has decreased with my treatment for dermatomyositis, but it hasn't abated.

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  • The week that Emily was diagnosed with dermatomyositis, I logged onto a family computer at the hospital (I wasn't expecting our first visit to the new doctors to last six days) and I found a group invite on my Facebook page.

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  • Autoantibodies, such as antinuclear antibodies present in this case, are found in 80% of patients with polymyositis and dermatomyositis (DM) (11); however, they are usually non-specific.

    Academic text (2007)

  • Remember, there are over 100 forms, and when I say JA, I am also referring to Juvenile Dermatomyositis, Lupus, Scleroderma, Mixed Connective Tissue Disease, Psoriatic Arthritis, Still's Disease, etc.

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  • They diagnosed her with dermatomyositis after she began experiencing severe muscle fatigue and a rash.

Synonyms

myositis
vsdermatomyositis
  • Specialized
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Swelling and pain in a muscle that make the muscle weak

includes skin rash as well as muscle inflammation and weakness

How Severe

dermatomyositis
  • Specialized
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autoimmune disease
  • Specialized
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Surface Forms

dermatomyositis singular
dermatomyosites plural

Morphology

dermatomyositis = myositis (opaque) = dermato + myos + itis

Structurally clear: 'dermato-' attaches to the established medical noun 'myositis', but the term is technical and not obvious to general learners.

Etymology

Dermatomyositis comes from Greek parts: dermato- meaning 'skin', myo- meaning 'muscle', and -itis meaning 'inflammation'. So, the word names a condition where the skin and muscles are inflamed, which explains the rash and muscle weakness.