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Clinical characteristics and outcomes of juvenile and adult dermatomyositis.

Authors
 Sang-Jun Na  ;  Seung Min Kim  ;  Il Nam Sunwoo  ;  Young-Chul Choi 
Citation
 JOURNAL OF KOREAN MEDICAL SCIENCE, Vol.24(4) : 715-721, 2009 
Journal Title
JOURNAL OF KOREAN MEDICAL SCIENCE
ISSN
 1011-8934 
Issue Date
2009
MeSH
Adolescent ; Adult ; Age of Onset ; Aged ; Anti-Inflammatory Agents/therapeutic use ; Calcification, Physiologic ; Dermatomyositis/diagnosis* ; Dermatomyositis/mortality ; Dermatomyositis/therapy ; Exanthema/diagnosis ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Muscle Weakness/diagnosis ; Prednisolone/therapeutic use ; Prognosis ; Severity of Illness Index ; Survival Rate
Keywords
Adult Dermatomyositis ; Clinical Characteristics ; Juvenile Dermatomyositis ; Outcomes
Abstract
Dermatomyositis (DM) is an idiopathic inflammatory myopathy with bimodal onset age distribution. The age of onset is between 5-18 yr in juvenile DM and 45-64 yr in adult DM. DM has a distinct clinical manifestation characterized by proximal muscle weakness, skin rash, extramuscular manifestations (joint contracture, dysphagia, cardiac disturbances, pulmonary symptoms, subcutaneous calcifications), and associated disorders (connective tissue disease, systemic autoimmune diseases, malignancy). The pathogenesis of juvenile and adult DM is presumably similar but there are important differences in some of the clinical manifestations, associated disorders, and outcomes. In this study, we investigated the clinical characteristics and outcomes of 16 patients with juvenile DM and 48 with adult DM. This study recognizes distinctive characteristics of juvenile DM such as higher frequency of neck muscle involvement, subcutaneous calcifications, and better outcomes.
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DOI
10.3346/jkms.2009.24.4.715
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1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Neurology (신경과학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
Yonsei Authors
Kim, Seung Min(김승민) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4384-9640
Sunwoo, Il Nam(선우일남)
Choi, Young Chul(최영철) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5525-6861
URI
https://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/104192
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