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n. - Soreness of voluntary muscle due to inflammation characterized by weakness of limb and neck muscles and much muscle pain and swelling accompanied by skin rash affecting cheeks and eyelids and neck and chest and limbs.

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  • Lady Black has suffered for years from of a painful disease called dermatomyositis, which inflames muscles and skin.
  • The rash eruptions are common with patients who have an inflammatory disease of the skin and muscles called dermatomyositis that is often associated with cancer.
  • Autoimmune disorders such as dermatomyositis, lupus or rheumatoid arthritis may produce characteristic rashes.
  • She had breast cancer and dermatomyositis, a connective-tissue disorder.
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