Article
Myositis-specific autoantibodies and their associated phenotypes in juvenile dermatomyositis: data from a German cohort.
Clinical and experimental rheumatology - 1 Feb 2022
Horn Svea, Minden Kirsten, Speth Fabian, Schwarz Tobias, Dressler Frank, Grösch Nadine, Haas Johannes-Peter, Hinze Claas, Horneff Gerd, Hospach Anton, Kallinich Tilmann, Klotsche Jens, Köstner Katharina, Meisel Christian, Niewerth Martina, Oommen Prasad Thomas, Schütz Catharina, Weller-Heinemann Frank, Unterwalder Nadine, Sengler Claudia
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: To describe a German cohort of patients with juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) and to evaluate clinical manifestations, disease course and prognosis in JDM patients with a certain myositis-specific autoantibody. METHODS: Cross-sectional data on patients with JDM documented in the National Paediatric Rheumatologic Database in Germany between 2014 and 2016 were analysed. In a subgroup of the cohort, MSAs...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Autoantibodies
- Child
- Cross-Sectional Studies
- Dermatomyositis
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Myositis