Commens C, O'Neill P, Walker G
Skin and Cancer Foundation, Ashley Centre, Westmead N.S.W., Australia.
J Am Acad Dermatol. 1990 May;22(5 Pt 2):966-9. doi: 10.1016/0190-9622(90)70137-7.
A 10-year-old boy had juvenile dermatomyositis and multiple asymmetric lesions of lipoatrophy. The lipoatrophy had occurred without preceding clinical evidence of inflammation. Biopsy specimens of the skin confirmed a lobular panniculitis. This is the first report of the association of lipoatrophy and juvenile dermatomyositis.