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A 7-year-old boy with juvenile dermatomyositis. Axial short-tau inversion recovery MR image shows a symmetric pattern of diffusely increased fluid signal intensity throughout all visualized thigh muscles (black arrow) consistent with muscle edema. Edema of the subcutaneous fat (white arrow) is also seen bilaterally, which is associated with a worse prognosis.
