Dermatomyositis is an inflammatory disorder that affects your skin, muscle, and blood vessels. Doctors don't know exactly what causes it. It's similar to an autoimmune disease, which causes your ...

On top of that, imagine dealing with a red, scaly rash creeping across your face. This might be dermatomyositis, a rare illness that brings both muscle weakness and skin problems together. Let's ...

Small vessel vasculitis is the most common cause of vasculitis in patients with LE and may be secondary to other rheumatic diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, dermatomyositis, and Sjogren's ...

Caproni and colleagues, therefore, studied the expression of CD40 and CD40L in skin lesions of patients with SCLE. The authors conclude that the CD40/CD40L system might have a substantial role in ...