Sistema FMUSP-HC: Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (FMUSP) e Hospital das Clínicas da FMUSPSCHAINBERG, C. G.ADEDUNTAN, R.2023-02-092023-02-092014Schainberg, C. G.; Adeduntan, R.. Dermatomyositis in rheumatologist's view. In: . DERMATOLOGY RESEARCH ADVANCES: NOVA SCIENCE PUBLISHERS, INC., 2014. p.2959781634633444; 9781634633062https://observatorio.fm.usp.br/handle/OPI/51181Dermatomyositis (DM) is a chronic idiopathic inflammatory systemic diseasecharacterized by muscle inflammation due to perivascular involvement, usually expressedby weakness; typical cutaneous inflammation may accompany, precede or follow themuscle complaint. DM can occur at any age. In general it is believed that juveniledermatomyositis (JDM), which occurs before age 18, encompass more vasculopathy andless autoantibodies compared to the disease that affects adults. For adults, the peakincidence is close to 50 years of age, there is a female predominance and it is estimatedthat the incidence of DM is close to 9.5 cases per million people. © 2015 by Nova Science Publishers, Inc. All rights reserved.engrestrictedAccessbookPartCopyright NOVA SCIENCE PUBLISHERS, INC.