Pediatrics & Therapeutics
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Abstract

Floppy Infant with Respiratory Failure: A Case of Infantile Polymyositis

Premlatha R, Divya Subburaj and Gayathri N

An eleven month old infant presented with progressive proximal muscle weakness, hypotonia and elevated creatinekinase. Muscle biopsy showed inflammatory changes suggestive of polymyositis. Infantile polymyositis, an inflammatory myopathy affecting children under 1 year of age is a rare disorder but potentially treatable. Early diagnosis is crucial for better outcome.