Exam questionKROK 2Medicine · 2011
An 8-year-old girl has been admitted to the cardiology department. Objectively: there is a skin lesion over the extensor surfaces of joints with atrophic cicatrices, depigmentation, symmetrical affection of skeletal muscles (weakness, edema, hypotrophy). What disease are these changes most typical for?
Answer options
- Systemic scleroderma
- Reiter’s disease
- Systemic lupus erythematosus
- Nodular periarteritis
- Dermatomyositis
Correct answer
Dermatomyositis
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