Actress SuhaniBhatnagar, who played the role of Aamir Khan's younger daughter BabitaPhogat in the film Dangal, has said goodbye to the world at the age of 19. Everyone is shocked to hear the news of Suhani's death. If reports are to be believed, Suhani was suffering from dermato myositis. After the death of the actress, everyone wants to know how serious this disease is. What are its symptoms and what causes it? Know about this from Doctor AnjuJha.
What is Dermatomyositis?
Dermato myositis is a type of autoimmune disease. In this disease, red rashes appear on the skin. Problems like muscle weakness and pain start occurring. In this disease, the immunity becomes very weak. The body is not able to fight diseases. Some antibodies start forming in the body which attack the muscles and weaken them. If the muscles of the lungs get affected by this, then shortness of breath starts. It is treated by giving steroids, but this causes serious damage to the immune system. Have an impact on. Let us tell you that this disease can affect both adults and children. Women are more likely to suffer from any disease than men. According to experts, this problem occurs mostly in the age group of 40 to 60 years, but children of 5 years to 10 years can also become victims of it. According to experts, if this disease is identified at the right time, then the patient can be cured by getting treatment under the supervision of doctors.
Symptoms of dermatomyositis
- Red or purple rashes on the skin.
- Frustration usually appears on the face and around the eyes.
- Pain and itching in rashes.
- The muscles become weak and there is pain in the hips, neck and upper parts of the arms.
- There is difficulty even in sitting straight.
- There is difficulty in getting up after lying down.
- Calluses may also appear on the knees or toes.
- Swelling may also occur around the nails.
- You may have to face problems like fatigue, fever and weight loss.
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