Juvenile Dermatomyositis – Juvenile Dermatomyositis (JDM) is an autoimmune disease typically found in children. The disease causes skin rash and muscle inflammation; part of the Myositis disease which causes weak muscles.
Juvenile Dermatomyositis Symptoms
Juvenile Dermatomyositis Treatment
Other Juvenile Autoimmune Diseases:
- Celiac Disease affects 1-3% of the population
- Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP) affects 5:100,000 children each year
- Juvenile Diabetes (Type 1 Diabetes) affects 2:10,000 children each year
- Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) affects 1: 1,000 children each year
- Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis (JRA) affects about 1:1,000 children each year
- Kawasaki Disease affects 1:10,000 under age 5 each year
- PANDAS affects 1:200 each year
- Rheumatic Fever affects 4:1000 each year
