Juvenile dermatomyositis with myocarditis (Q92494)

Juvenile dermatomyositis with myocarditis is an early-onset systemic inflammatory disorders affecting the skeletal muscles, the skin, and the heart. Symptomatic cardiac involvement is uncommon in acute disease, but up to 50% of dermatomyositis patients will have asymptomatic cardiac involvement on non-invasive testing. Early detection of myocarditis significantly affects survival given that cardiac complications are a more common cause of death.